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Atafu Tokelau community group

Atafu Tokelau community group
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Atafu Tokelau community group
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Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
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Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
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Members of Porirua's Tokelau community work carving an outrigger vaka (canoe) from two huge tōtara logs. The project began in late 2011 in the hope of interesting young people in Tokelauan traditions. The carving was led by master carver Vase Reupena, and the project received financial assistance from Creative New Zealand following an application from community member and artist Moses Viliamu. It was hoped that once the carving was complete, the vaka would be launched and used to teach young ...

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Date created
29 July 2014
Creator
Moses W. Viliamu
Contributing partner
Tokelau Vaka Porirua
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https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/46078/atafu-tokelau-community-group

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