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Tukutuku panelling is a distinctive art form of the Māori people of New Zealand, a traditional latticework used to decorate meeting houses (Wharenui). [1] Other names are Tuitui and Arapaki. Tukutuku flank the posts around the edge of the wharenui, the posts are usually carved and represent ancestors. [2] The patterns of tukutuku have symbolic ...
The whetū (stars), purapura whetū (weaving pattern of stars) or roimata (teardrop) pattern is a geometric design using two colours and alternating between them at every stitch. This design is associated with the survival of an iwi (tribe), hapū (sub-tribe), or whānau (extended family), the idea being that it is vital to have a large whanau ...
[7] Originally tohunga-tā-moko (moko specialists) used a range of uhi (chisels) made from albatross bone, which were hafted onto a handle, and struck with a mallet. [8] The pigments were made from the awheto for the body colour, and ngarehu (burnt timbers) for the blacker face colour. The soot from burnt kauri gum was also mixed with fat to ...
Kete are traditional baskets made and used by New Zealand's Māori people. [1] They are traditionally woven from the leaves of New Zealand flax called harakeke and have two handles at the top. [2] Other materials are sometimes used, including sedge grass or the leaves of the nikau palm and cabbage tree. [1] [3] Modern designs may also use dyed ...
An unfurling silver fern frond Koru kōwhaiwhai patterns on a rafter from the Ngāti Maru wharenui Hotunui The koru flag. The koru (Māori for 'loop or coil') [1] is a spiral shape evoking a newly unfurling frond from a silver fern frond. [2] It is an integral symbol in Māori art, carving and tattooing, where it symbolises new life, growth ...
The word literally means "patches", [1] in reference to the pieces of material sewn together. The tivaevae are either made by one woman or can be created in groups of women called vainetini . The vainetini use this time together to bond, sing and catch up on village news.
Tāniko (or taaniko) is a traditional weaving technique of the Māori of New Zealand related to "twining". [1] It may also refer to the resulting bands of weaving, or to the traditional designs. The tāniko technique does not require a loom, although one can be used.
Download QR code; In other projects ... containing lists of words in Māori and their English translations. The document is 41 pages long. ... Version of PDF format: 1.4