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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. Tivaevae - Wikipedia

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    Woman sewing a tivaevae, Rarotonga Tivaevae or tivaivai (Cook Islands Māori: tīvaevae) in the Cook Islands, tifaifai in French Polynesia, is a form of artistic quilting traditionally done by Polynesian women.

  5. 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 ...

  6. Culture of the Cook Islands - Wikipedia

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    Naming is a symbolic tradition of the islands' Maori population. Names form a link not only to ancestors, descendants, and friends, but to titles and land, as well as events and relationships. Dreamed or created, name change are not limited to events, such as birth, marriage, and death, but can also occur in association with a bad omen.

  7. 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]

  8. Trump mocks Justin Trudeau over top official’s shocking exit ...

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    Donald Trump mocked Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over his top minister’s surprise resignation — after the pair clashed on how to handle the president-elect’s looming tariffs.

  9. Tāniko - Wikipedia

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    The tāniko technique does not require a loom, although one can be used. Traditionally free hanging warps were suspended between two weaving pegs and the process involved twining downward. The traditional weaving material is muka, fibre prepared from the New Zealand flax (Phormium tenax) by scraping, pounding and washing.