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  2. Tukutuku - Wikipedia

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    Some of the names of tukutuku patterns are: [3] poutama – a stepped pattern, said to represent whakapapa, learning and the ascent of the god Tāne-o-te-wānanga into the heavens to attain superior knowledge and religion. [8] [9] roimata toroa – meaning "albatross tears", formed with vertical stitches and said to represent misfortune and ...

  3. Māori traditional textiles - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. Koru - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. Kete (basket) - Wikipedia

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    Kete may be of many sizes but are most often found in sizes similar to large handbags. They can be used to carry a variety of things, including food. [2] Specialized kete were woven for each item that needed storage, resulting in dozens of specialized styles. [5]

  6. Hei-tiki - Wikipedia

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    The rationale behind the first theory is that they were often buried when their kaitiaki (guardian) died and retrieved later to be placed somewhere special and brought out in times of tangihanga (mourning and associated activities). Because of the connection with Hineteiwaiwa, hei-tiki were often given to a woman by her husband's family if she ...

  7. Waka huia - Wikipedia

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    The term "waka huia" is also occasionally used figuratively, as in the TVNZ television programme Waka Huia.This is a long-running TV series (since 1987) aiming to record and preserve Māori culture and customs as well as covering social and political concerns, presented completely in te reo Māori (language).

  8. Whakairo - Wikipedia

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    Carving schools balanced producing art for their own people with commercial works, with many of the most successful being Te Arawa (Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti Pikiao and Ngāti Tarāwhai), located near Rotorua, during the tourism boom to the area in the 1870s, with an increased need for carved works such as the model village at Whakarewarewa, and ...

  9. Hei matau - Wikipedia

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    Today, their main use is ornamental and they are commonly worn around the neck not only by Māori, but also by other New Zealanders who identify with the hei matau as a symbol of New Zealand. They are also popular items on the tourist market. Many modern pendants are not functional fish hooks.

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