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Story: Te raranga me te whatu

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. The art of te whare pora

  3. Kākahu – woven cloaks

  4. Tāniko and tukutuku

  5. Whāriki, raranga and whiri

  6. Revival of Māori fibre work

  7. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - The art of te whare pora

Aute plant

Aute plant

Types of flax

Types of flax

Pounding flax

Pounding flax

From page 2 - Kākahu – woven cloaks

Weaving with pegs

Weaving with pegs

The whatu weaving technique

The whatu weaving technique

Kahu kurī

Kahu kurī (1st of 4)

Kaitaka aronui

Kaitaka aronui (2nd of 4)

Korowai

Korowai (3rd of 4)

Kahu huruhuru

Kahu huruhuru (4th of 4)

Erenora Puketapu-Hetet

Erenora Puketapu-Hetet

Rāpaki

Rāpaki

From page 3 - Tāniko and tukutuku

Weaving tāniko, around 1910

Weaving tāniko, around 1910

Tāniko designs

Tāniko designs

Kaitaka cloaks with tāniko borders

Kaitaka cloaks with tāniko borders

Tukutuku panels, Rāpaki marae

Tukutuku panels, Rāpaki marae (1st of 2)

Tāniko panels, Porourangi meeting house

Tāniko panels, Porourangi meeting house (2nd of 2)

Types of tukutuku designs

Types of tukutuku designs

From page 4 - Whāriki, raranga and whiri

Weaving whāriki, 2012

Weaving whāriki, 2012

Te Arawa mat weavers, late 1890s

Te Arawa mat weavers, late 1890s

Weaving a rourou, 1921

Weaving a rourou, 1921

Kete with hand-dyed flax

Kete with hand-dyed flax

Making a hīnaki, early 1920s

Making a hīnaki, early 1920s

From page 5 - Revival of Māori fibre work

Early weavers' hui, 1953

Early weavers' hui, 1953

Te Rito

Te Rito

Pā Harakeke Eco-Cultural Centre

Pā Harakeke Eco-Cultural Centre

Tukutuku artwork, 1992

Tukutuku artwork, 1992

How to cite this page:

Kahutoi Te Kanawa, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/te-raranga-me-te-whatu/media (accessed 1 April 2023)

Story by Kahutoi Te Kanawa, published 22 Oct 2014

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