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Artists
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Meleta Bennett
Meleta Bennett
Tumu (Head of Te Rito)- Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Ranginui
Wānanga
Description
Te Rito o Rotowhio
Description
Tumu Te Rito O Rotowhio, (Head of the National Weaving School)
I have been fortunate to have worked alongside many great weavers during my journey, who have shared their knowledge and skills willingly over the years.
Through their guidance and support and my current role at New Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Institute this has enabled me to share my own knowledge of this art form and continue to pass on the cultural skills and practices of the elders, in turn, creating a link for future generations of new weavers.
I enjoy working with various natural mediums and continue to utilise a range of customary techniques. My art form has been inspired through engaging with and nurturing relationships with the wider indigenous weaving community, through cross cultural indigenous gatherings Nationally and Internationally.
Tumu Te Rito O Rotowhio, (Head of the National Weaving School)
I have been fortunate to have worked alongside many great weavers during my journey, who have shared their knowledge and skills willingly over the years.
Through their guidance and support and my current role at New Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Institute this has enabled me to share my own knowledge of this art form and continue to pass on the cultural skills and practices of the elders, in turn, creating a link for future generations of new weavers.
I enjoy working with various natural mediums and continue to utilise a range of customary techniques. My art form has been inspired through engaging with and nurturing relationships with the wider indigenous weaving community, through cross cultural indigenous gatherings Nationally and Internationally.
Their creations
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Kete Pingao
Pingao has a strong cultural, spiritual and traditional significance to Māori. Pingao has legends associated with it and is highly prized as a weaving material.
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Kete Pingao
Pingao has a strong cultural, spiritual and traditional significance to Māori. Pingao has legends associated with it and is highly prized as a weaving material.
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Kete Whakairo
Kete whakairo are woven flax bags of a finer quality than the general utilitarian kete. They are normally made from prepared strips of flax and/or kiekie, some of which have been dyed. Kete whakairo may also feature geometric designs.
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Kete Whakairo
Kete whakairo are woven flax bags of a finer quality than the general utilitarian kete. They are normally made from prepared strips of flax and/or kiekie, some of which have been dyed. Kete whakairo may also feature geometric designs.
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Pākē
Pākē (rain capes) are practical everyday garments made by attaching hundreds of leaf strips (harekeke – NZ flax) to a woven foundation. The harakeke channelled off the rain. This Pākē has been fashioned with strands of muka fibre within the flax.
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Kupenga
This kupenga basket is a decorative or contemporary piece of art fashioned by harakeke. The woven style is inspired by the fish nets of old.
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Kupenga
This kupenga basket is a decorative or contemporary piece of art fashioned by harakeke. The woven style is inspired by the fish nets of old.
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Kete Whakairo
Kete whakairo are woven flax bags of a finer quality than the general utilitarian kete. They are normally made from prepared strips of flax and/or kiekie, some of which have been dyed. Kete whakairo may also feature geometric designs.