Shona Tawhiao is an artist and designer whose main medium is traditional Maori weaving - and her woven ... Pacific section at the World of Wearable Art awards. Following NZFW, Tawhiao will fly ...

An introduction to the scope of Māori art with a view to recognising traditional elementary forms and their significance. Social and cultural dimensions will be considered and Māori art forms from pre ...

The word tattoo comes from the Tahitian word "Tatau" in traditional Maori society ... Unlike the modern fashion of body art, traditional Polynesian tattoos were a powerful means of communication ...

refers to “the creative pathway” and operates at the intersection of art, design, architecture and craft. This exhibition explores how traditional artistic methods, such as whakairo ...

Planned to coexist structurally with the adjacent Govett Brewster Art gallery, the new museum had ... Pattersons drew inspiration from the Maori 'meeting house' - the focal point of the traditional ...

It was painted by Goldie in 1938, and has been called his best work by several art critics and experts ... which is the traditional Maori system of tattooing, and wearing a large pounamu ...

Social media platform Snapchat has removed a feature which allowed users to apply traditional ... Zealand's indigenous Maori community. Maori people consider tattoo art as sacred, and it is ...