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NZMACI – Whakairo
NZMACI – Whakairo
- Te Wānanga Whakairo Rākau o Aotearoa
Description
While Te Wānanga Whakairo Rākau o Aotearoa - The National Carving School - has been located at Te Whakarewarewa Valley since 1967, it was initially established after legislation was passed in 1926 to preserve Māori arts and crafts. It is mandated to train Māori from iwi across New Zealand.
While Te Wānanga Whakairo Rākau o Aotearoa – The National Carving School – has been located at Te Whakarewarewa Valley since 1967, it was initially established after legislation was passed in 1926 to preserve Māori arts and crafts. It is mandated to train Māori from iwi across New Zealand.
Their creations
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Pare
Pare were traditionally installed above the front door of a house belonging to someone of high tribal standing and can also be found across the top of the main doorway into a meetinghouse. Customarily pare delineated spaces, particularly those between tapu (restricted) and noa (un-restricted) environments.
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Tūhoe Poupou
The interior walls of the whare whakairo (carved meeting house) are adorned with carvings called poupou. Each poupou in a meeting house connects to a common ancestor, after whom the house was named. Spaced evenly along the inside walls, each poupou supported a rafter panel which extended from the main central ridge, reinforcing the importance […]
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Poupou
The interior walls of the whare whakairo (carved meeting house) are adorned with carvings called poupou. Each poupou in a meeting house connects to a common ancestor, after whom the house was named. Spaced evenly along the inside walls, each poupou supported a rafter panel which extended from the main central ridge, reinforcing the importance […]
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Pūkāea
Pūkāea were used to announce relay signals at times of conflict and were also used to announce the rituals associated with the planting of kumara (sweet potato) and other crops. The function of this instrument is to herald spiritual pathways.