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Kōrero: Whakairo – Māori carving

Whao – he uhi pounamu

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Whao – greenstone chisel

He rau pounamu tō te uhi nei, ā, he whānui ake te rau i tētahi pito. He mea here te rau me te kakau ki te muka. Whai muri i te taenga mai o Tauiwi, ka tere nanao atu ngā kaiwhakairo ki ngā whao maitai.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira

Reference: AM 2579

Permission of the Auckland War Memorial Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

Ngā whakaahua me ngā rauemi katoa o tēnei kōrero

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Brett Graham, Whakairo – Māori carving – Carving materials and techniques, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/object/43049/whao-he-uhi-pounamu (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Brett Graham, i tāngia i te 21 October 2013.