Kete whakairo (patterned bag) named 'Tatai Whetu ki te Rangi'

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Kete whakairo (patterned bag) named 'Tatai Whetu ki te Rangi'

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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

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Te Papa Collections Online

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This kete whakairo (patterned bag) named Tatai Whetu ki te Rangi was woven in 2011 by master weaver Sonia Snowden (Ngāti Whātua, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Hine, Ngāti Wai). Sonia remembers being inspired to weave this kete whakairo while looking out at the Tararua Ranges in the morning while Matariki was visible. This kete whakairo　was woven to acknowledge the Māori New Year andspeaks to the early reclamation of knowledge surrounding Matariki by Māori ConstructionTatai Whetu ki te Rangi is woven from ...

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Date created

2011

Creator

Sonia Snowden

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1418081

Related subjects

kiekie (fibre) / muka (fibre) / dye / kete / raranga / Weaving / braiding / Ōtaki / North Island / New Zealand / Freycinetia banksii A.Cunn. / Te Huringa III: 1950 - present / Ngāti Hine / Ngāti Wai / Ngāti Whātua / Ngā Puhi

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