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Kōrero: Painting

Emily Karaka

In this clip from a short documentary about Emily Karaka she explains the origins of her painting. Her work emerged both from personal concerns arising from the loss of her father and also from a growing social awareness of the injustices suffered by the tribes with which she was associated.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

YouTube: Auckland Art Gallery – Toi o Tāmaki

Permission of Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki must be obtained before any re-use of this video.

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Jock Phillips, Painting – Painting of identity, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/interactive/45917/emily-karaka (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Jock Phillips, i tāngia i te 4 July 2014.