#tearawa

... T E W A O K U ... Honoured to be part of creating Te Waoku. Famous ancestress of great mana. No Uenukukopako ia o Te Arawa waka. . . . . #tearawa#ngatiwhakaue#waka#ancestorworship#woody#sacredart#maori#polynesian#chisel#sculpture#fineartsculpture#authenticart#tribalart#oceanic#pacific#postmodern#contemporaryart#nzrotorua#māoriartist#whakairorakau#maoricarving#tiki#haka#iwilecomte#kauri#tangaroa (at Rotorua, New Zealand)

#MakeretiPapakura (also known as #MaggiePapkura), was born in 1873 in Matata, New Zealand. Her father was a #White #English shop owner and her mother was a high born #TeArawa woman. As a child she learned to speak #Māori and English. As a young woman she began working as a tour guide in a thermal springs area of Rotoura. It was here she gave herself the surname Papakura, after a geyser in the area. In 1901 she was the tour guide for the future British King George V and his wife, Queen Elizabeth (the current Queen's parents). Her popularity surged and she later published her own guide book. She then formed a musical group that travelled to London to perform. There she met and married Richard Staples-Browne. During WWI, Makereti and Richard sheltered injured New Zealand troops. In 1924 she began studying anthropology at Oxford and later wrote her thesis of Maori culture, specifically on Maori women. She gave lectures on Maori legends, customs, and traditions. • • • • Slides 1-3: Makereti Papakura Slide 4: A copy of The Old Time Maori, Makereti’s thesis via @mixedhistory #ff #followfriday #mixedgirl #nativeamericanheritagemonth #indigenouspeoplesmonth (at New Zealand) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHQyVl3F6JU/?igshid=1nvzz1yy65xss

Hinemoa X #throwback #tbt #throwbackthursday #maoriart #tearawa #ngatiwhakaue #art #illustration #aotearoa #wahine #artist #newzealand (at Wellington, New Zealand) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGV6h_tMOOj/?igshid=zax9iiqgypek

<<< K A I - R A K A U >>> Listening to DNA while engraving our DNA!!🙏 #throwback#wwd2017#woodcarving#teamwork#woodisgood#sculptured#woodartist#maplewood#maoristyle#longbeachca#aotearoanz#tohungawhakairo#fathers#polynesia#tearawa#compton#haka#tiki#1w1

Here is our Staunchest Photo from Matatini 2017 for Te Hikuwai. It embraces what our stand was for, why we do what we do. Here are our Koeke, Kaumatua, Tutors, Nannys, Koros, our Morehu, our VIPs. What an Awesome capture of this occasion, a dream they dreamed, and it came a reality, Te Hikuwai ki the Matatini , MAURIORA x #whakapapa #kaupapa #Winning #tearawa #tehikuwaioterotoitiikiteaieihenga #matatini2017 #tehikuwai 😎😍😜🙌🏼

♡ O K U K U I A ♡ Only the best for you. Rest easy our Nanny❇ #waimana#tuhoe#tuwharetoa#ngatitarawhai#tearawa (at Rotorua, New Zealand)

T O I T U T E W H E N U A Toitū te whenua, whatungarongaro te tangata...Land is permanent while people come and go. #tangatawhenua#tearawa#tuhoe#ngatikahungunukiwairoa

Taku tama a Te Amo Le Comte. My reason.... #rangatahi#tuhoe#tearawa#ngatikahungunukiwairoa#