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The most common choice is the chin pattern, or kauae, which persisted throughout the colonial period, and which I saw and admired as a child growing up in the 1950s. Maori women have always had ...
But some non-Maori also request Peri’s designs – a practice that has been met with controversy over the years. “The meaning is the same to me,” Peri said.
Inspired by traditional Maori patterns, the Waka Whakaka series of lighting fixtures combines contemporary design technologies with Polynesian culture to produce a truly unique lamp.
The Maori, New Zealand’s Indigenous people, navigated to the country from Polynesia by sea, some arriving as early as the 10th century. Matau, or fishhooks, were among their tools, fashioned ...
An 11-day exhibit of Maori art — including stone, bone and wood carvings, weaving and bronze works — will follow at Venice Beach’s Rose Room, where performers will display traditional dance ...
Rihanna’s love of ink is clear for all to see. The Bajan singer has amassed a vast collection of tattoos over the years, but surely none is as painful as her recent addition, which was done the ...
Social media platform Snapchat has removed a feature which allowed users to apply traditional Maori tattoos on their faces. The filters were pulled after their discovery prompted an outcry in New ...
Maori ceramicist Stevei Houkamau will share some of her skill in a five-hour workshop. ... PATTERN: Ceramicist Stevei Houkamau is one of eight artists included in the exhibition.
Doctoral student Mei Winitana, whose ta moko incorporates a puwerewere, or spider's web pattern, says some women are adding to their designs over time. Photo / Alan Gibson A Te Whare Wananga o ...
Maori people consider tattoo art as sacred, and it is taken as an important marker of the wearer's identity. The move follows local media reports that the filters were proliferating on social media.