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Images relating to moko from the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa; New Zealand Electronic Text Centre collection on Ta Moko, mokamokai, Horatio Robley and his art. A bibliography provides further links to other online resources. The rise of the Maori tribal tattoo, BBC News Magazine, 21 September 2012, Ngahuia Te ...
Major-General Horatio Gordon Robley was a British army officer and artist who served in New Zealand during the New Zealand Wars in the 1860s. He was interested in ethnology and fascinated by the art of tattooing. He wrote Moko; or Maori Tattooing, which was published in 1896. After he returned to England he built up a collection of 35 to 40 ...
Kipa is probably best known for mixing customary Māori motifs and techniques with non-traditional materials. [3] He is also interested in (in his own words) "participating in the revival of a number of Māori art forms that were affected by the colonial process in New Zealand". [3] Kipa was originally trained in customary carving traditions.
New Zealand news website Stuff has described her as being at the "forefront" of the revival of tā moko. [ 8 ] She has designed and inked traditional tā moko all over New Zealand, and many customers request her work because she is one of few women who practice the art.
New Zealand art consists of the visual and plastic arts ... Although in an essentially traditional style, this carving was created using metal tools and uses modern ...
[11] [12] [13] Her work has helped lead to a revival of indigenous tattoos in both New Zealand, but also worldwide. [5] [14] Writer Awhina Tamapara says of Paama-Pengelly's practice: "Exploring how Māori are portrayed by others (as opposed to how they portray themselves) is a predominant concern of her work.
A New Zealand news anchor fired back at a viewer who she said has repeatedly complained about her traditional face tattoos. New Zealand news anchor with traditional face tattoo blasts viewer's ...
The logo of Air New Zealand, the national carrier, incorporates a koru design — based on the Ngaru (Ngāti Kahungunu) [5] kōwhaiwhai pattern — as a symbol of New Zealand flora. The logo was introduced in 1973 to coincide with the arrival of the airline's first McDonnell Douglas DC-10 wide-body jet.