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Kōrero: Whakairo – Māori carving

He pū whakairo

Tē mōhiotia nā wai i whakairo te kakau wōnati o tēnei tūpara. Ko te pū, he mea hanga i Ingarangi i te tau 1860 pea. Nō te taetaetanga mai o ngā hangarau hou ki Aotearoa, ka tahuri te Māori ki te whakairo i ētahi o ngā wāhanga rākau o ā rātou taonga hou. Mā te whakaniko i ā rātou taonga, ka whai mana nui ake ki te kaipupuri.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Brett Graham, Whakairo – Māori carving – Carving, 19th century, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/zoomify/43102/he-pu-whakairo (accessed 24 June 2026).

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