Māori waka

C26222
concept

A Māori waka is a traditional Polynesian canoe, often elaborately carved and sometimes large enough for ocean voyaging, used by Māori for transport, warfare, fishing, and ceremonial purposes.

All labels observed (8)

Label Occurrences
Māori waka canonical 3
ancestral Māori waka 2
ancestral voyaging canoe 2

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: Māori waka
Generated description
A Māori waka is a traditional Polynesian canoe, often elaborately carved and sometimes large enough for ocean voyaging, used by Māori for transport, warfare, fishing, and ceremonial purposes.

Instances (9)

Instance Via concept surface
Ngātokimatawhaorua war canoe
Ngātokimatawhaorua ceremonial canoe
Māmari traditional Māori voyaging canoe
Tainui ancestral Māori waka
Aotea traditional Māori voyaging canoe
Tokomaru Māori voyaging canoe
Mataatua ancestral Māori waka
Tākitimu ancestral voyaging canoe
Kurahaupō ancestral voyaging canoe