Tā moko: Marked Histories and Identities

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Tā moko: Marked Histories and Identities

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Auckland University of Technology

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Tuwhera

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The primary objective of this work is to examine the way in which ideas about cultural identity are reflected in the current practice of tā moko. The research question asks, does tā moko carry cultural identity for contemporary wearers? What emerges in this study is the way in which contemporary notions of Māori identity – as manifested in tā moko – draw on traditional forms of the art and are imbued with pre-European Māori cultural concepts. However, the modern practice of tā moko also invol...

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Research paper

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Thesis

Thesis level

Masters

Date created

2019

Creator

Hart, Michaela Ngaropaki Teresa

URL

https://openrepository.aut.ac.nz/handle/10292/13045

Related subjects

Tā moko / Moko / Māori / Māori history / Identity / Māori Identity / Facial moko

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