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Story: Whakairo – Māori carving

Page 10. All images & media

From page 1 - Legendary origins of carving

From page 2 - Carving materials and techniques

From page 3 - Carving before 1500

From page 4 - Carving, 1500 to 1800

From page 5 - Carving, 19th century

From page 6 - The Rotorua school

From page 7 - Carving in urban environments

From page 8 - Carving in the 2000s

How to cite this page

Brett Graham, Whakairo – Māori carving, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/story/229455/media (accessed 14 June 2026).

Story by Brett Graham, published 8 June 2017.