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This diagram illustrates the relationship between the primal gods and the wharenui. Papatūānuku, the earth mother, is depicted as the floor, while the roof is depicted as Ranginui, the sky father. The posts between the floor and the ceiling represent the posts used in the creation story by Tā...
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Oceanic Arts - Project Gallery
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A short walk from downtown Rotorua lies a living Maori village, where the most striking feature is the cluster of…
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Firms combine to produce affordable, Māori-style pre-fab houses to Kiwi buyers.
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Dr Rangihiroa Panoho has 22 years professional experience as a leading New Zealand curator and art historian and his specialist areas are Maori, Pacific, New Zealand and international indigenous art. He has published and lectured extensively, and participated in collective projects, exhibitions and presentations within the Australasian gallery circuit, New York University, Field Museum Chicago and the International Social Sciences Council UNESCO, Paris. Dr Panoho is the author of Maori Art…
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An intricate paving design and curving banks are referenced in the layout of the atea in front of Pipitea Marae’s wharenui.
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Due to the geographical isolation of New Zealand, early Māori settlers had little contact with neighbouring islands. Trade and commerce were internally based so there was no need for a precise measuring system. However, activities such as wharenui construction, waka making, woodcarving, navigation and weaving did require a high degree of precision. This precision came from the skill, experience and eye of the operator rather than by reference to a defined standard.
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J W Giles (Artist), George French Angas - Maketu House, Otawhao Pah, built by Puatia to commemorate the taking of Maketu
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