Traditional and Contemporary Māori Art

A DigitalNZ Story by National Library of New Zealand Topics

Kowhaiwhai patterns, carvings (whakairo), weaving (flax, cloaks) and tā moko are associated with Māori art. Explore traditional and contemporary taonga, designs, patterns, and famous Māori artists and their cultural practices. SCIS no. 1833745

history, arts, social_sciences, technology, Māori

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Whales in Māori art

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

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Tā Moko

NZ On Screen

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Taranga

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

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Māori comb

Māori comb

Auckland Libraries

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Te Ana Māori Rock Art Centre

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

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Māori rock art

Maori Rock Art

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: Five Māori Painters at Auckland Art Gallery

Five Māori painters at Auckland Art Gallery

Five Māori Painters at Auckland Art Gallery

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Image: Koha - Te Māori, A Cloak of Words

Te Māori, a cloak of words

Koha - Te Māori, A Cloak of Words

NZ On Screen

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Artist, John Walsh

Art, Life, Music - John Walsh

Radio New Zealand

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Kete Aronui

NZ On Screen

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Māori designs

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

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Contemporary Māori art?

What is contemporary Maori Art?

Radio New Zealand

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Carved Māori door lintels

Carved Maori Door Lintels I

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

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Te Ika a Maui

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

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Homage to Eiffel

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

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Wakahuia

Wakahuia (treasure box)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

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Four Māori girls and one young Māori man

[Merrett, Joseph Jenner] 1815-1854 :[Four Maori girls and one young Maori man. ca. 1846]

Alexander Turnbull Library

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Whata, or patuka (Storehouses for food)

Whatas, or Patukas, storehouses for food. Plate 30. From the book: The New Zealanders

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

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Māori wooden carved gateway and wooden figure carvings at Ohinemutu

Maori wooden carved gateway and wooden figure carvings at Ohinemutu

Alexander Turnbull Library

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Whakarewarewa village

Whakarewarewa Village, Rotorua, July 2008

Alexander Turnbull Library

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Tukutuku

Tukutuku panel

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

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Kete

Kete (basket)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

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Whao (carving chisel)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

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Hei Tiki

Hei Tiki Tipuna Wahine

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

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Kotiate

Kotiate (short hand club)

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

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Māori rock art – ngā toi ana

Transcribing data, 1945

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Wi Taepa

Services to Schools

Mere

Services to Schools

Emily Karaka

Services to Schools

Tā moko

Services to Schools

Reuben Paterson

Services to Schools

Kakahu

Services to Schools

Star Gossage

Services to Schools

John Bevan Ford

Services to Schools

Hei tiki

Services to Schools

Ngaahina Hohaia

Services to Schools

Ta Moko

Services to Schools

John Bevan Ford

Services to Schools

Wakahuia

Services to Schools

Piupiu

Services to Schools

Fiona Pardington

Services to Schools

Tekoteko

Services to Schools

Māori art for kids

Services to Schools

Ngai Tahu pounamu

Services to Schools

Earth and Spirit

Services to Schools

Robyn Kahukiwa

Services to Schools

Kete whakairo

Services to Schools

Diggeress Te Kanawa

Services to Schools

John Walsh

Services to Schools

Darcy Nicholas

Services to Schools

Pou tokomanawa

Services to Schools

Michael Parekowhai

Services to Schools

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Māori group in front of a Masterton meeting house

Bragge, James 1833-1908 : Unidentified group of people in front of a meeting house in Masterton

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Contemporary Māori art – ngā toi hōu

Contemporary Māori art – ngā toi hōu

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Shane Cotton

Services to Schools

Kura gallery artists

Services to Schools

Shane Cotton

Services to Schools

Brett Graham

Services to Schools