Made by Janine Walker
Baskets | Kete Whakairo – Waiorua | Maori Weaving
Te Puia Rotorua geothermal park is a wonderland of dramatic geysers, bubbling mud, Māori cultural experiences & kiwi conservation centre
Janine Walker
Niho Taniwha has been identified as a pattern of Te Arawa and Waikato iwi. The teeth-like triangular shapes of niho taniwha are 'dragon's'…
ENGLISH VERSION BELOW Fraîchement arrivée à Auckland, j’ai décidé de prendre un cours de Tāniko avec l’association Handweavers Guild et Jackie Pako , une tisseuse Maori, comme enseignante. Il s’agit d’une technique de tissage traditionnelle Māori , qui consiste à
PEM’s Oceanic holdings reveal connections between the porous boundaries of art, religion and life.
A Tauranga-based iwi has made an urgent claim to the Waitangi Tribunal, accusing the government of attacking Māori culture and language.
This beautiful Kete Whakairo is woven in Earthy tones of blue, green brown and red Harakeke, with Muka handles. It is an authentic hand woven in traditional Ma...
Janine Walker
English translationThe language of the maraeIs a genealogy to your ancestorsAnd to carry the beautiful languageTo the land of TahwiroHere we are the seedsSta...
The Moriori People of the Chatham Islands: Their History and Traditions. By the late Alexander Shand of the Chatham Islands. (1911 The Polynesian Society of New...
Kete whakairo. Made with harakeke (New Zealand flax, Phormium tenax), with three plait handles. Traditional Māori Raranga (weaving).
Kete Taniko (bag) | Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Toa, Ngāti Tukorehe, Ngāti Wehiwehi She lives in Otaki with her family. My interest in weaving stems back to my childhood observing the skilful hands of my cousin transforming the blades of harakeke into beautiful functional kete. Years later whilst carrying my first child, the journey began. Harakeke and pīngao grew abundantly…
