Carved Mirror Frame

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Carved Mirror Frame

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Te Papa Collections Online

Description

Text originally created for Tūrangawaewae: Art and New Zealand exhibition at Te Papa, March 2018. A mirror frame, carved by a master. For generations, whakairo [carving] and other art forms have provided a means of representing and remembering tīpuna [ancestors]. Tene Waitere modelled this frame on the windows and lintels in wharenui [carved meeting houses]. He learned to carve on the shores of Lake Rotoiti under the guidance of Wero Taroi, a master carver from Ngāti Tarāwhai. Ngāti Tarāwhai,...

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Image

Creator

Tene Waitere

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/54093

Related subjects

wood / frames / Te Arawa [attributed] / Rotorua / Augustus Hamilton

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