Haurongo: Schoon, Theodorus Johannes

Ki mua

Decorating gourds

Whai muri

This 1966 film shows Theo Schoon carving and decorating gourds, an ancient Māori art form that he studied from the late 1950s.

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Archives New Zealand – Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Reference: Pictorial Parade 174. National Film Unit, 1966

Permission of Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga must be obtained before any re-use of this material.

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Damian Skinner. 'Schoon, Theodorus Johannes', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 2000. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/video/46578/decorating-gourds (accessed 4 June 2026).