- Toi
whakairo (art carving) or just
whakairo (carving) is a Māori
traditional art of
carving in wood,
stone or bone.
Timber was
formed into houses, fencepoles...
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house or building). Also
called a
whare rūnanga ("meeting house") or
whare whakairo (literally "carved house"), the
present style of
wharenui originated in...
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ancestors and thus each
poupou is
carved with
emblems of the
tohunga whakairo’s (carver's)
particular lineage. The
poupou may also be
decorated with representations...
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winning in 2023. Toi
whakairo or just
whakairo is the Māori
traditional art of
carving in wood,
stone or bone. Some
surviving whakairo, or carvings, are...
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successor school to the
previous national school for
woodcarving (wānanga
whakairo) in Rotorua, New Zealand. The
original Institute had been
established in...
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Taupo Bays
statistical area. The
official opening of Tāpeka, the
whare whakairo, was held on 18
April 1959. The
opening was
presided over by Ngāti Tūwharetoa...
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Modern designs may also use d**** materials. Some kete,
known as kete
whakairo, or "patterned bag",
feature intricate geometric patterns,
while more everyday...
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whakaīro (carving) are
mostly held
within the Māori men
carving community.
Tukutuku for a
wharenui are
designed alongside the
tohunga whakairo (master...
- and Tūrongo are made of wood and are
covered in
complex Māori
carvings (
whakairo),
painted burgundy and cream. Over the years, it has
undergone renovations...
- and this was a
custom among Fijian women. It was
alluded to as a tara
whakairo."
Belgian missionary Gustaaf Hulstaert wrote about genital tattooing in...
