tipua
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In Māori mythology, tipua or tupua are a type of differing shaped and often shape-shifting spirit or "uncanny thing".{{cite book | last = LIEUT COLONEL GUDGEON C.M.G. | title = Journal of the Polynesian Society: THE TIPUA-KURA AND OTHER MANIFESTATIONS OF THE SPIRIT WORLD | publisher = PRINTED FOR THE SOCIETY BY WHITCOMBE & TOMBS LIMITED | year = 1906 | location = Original from the University of California | pages = 27 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=hKAcAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA27&dq=Tipua+-wikipedia&ie=ISO-8859-1#PPA28,M1 }} Tipua were often associated with natural landmarks or phenomena but could also be more common objects; sometimes even trees and rocks[http://www.rangitane.iwi.nz/education/index.php/r/rakairuru Rakairuru] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100522100603/http://www.rangitane.iwi.nz/education/index.php/r/rakairuru |date=2010-05-22 }}, Rangitāne o Wairarapa website. were associated as these types of spirits.