17
Sep 2015

Korowai weaving

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Thanks to Te Rūnanga o Awarua for securing funding from the Ngāi Tahu Fund for the korowai weaving wānanga that was held at Te Rau Aroha Marae in late June.

Korowai weaving tutor Maata McManus from Ngaruawahia provided the tuition for some very eager students. Maata brought with her, experienced helpers Annie Rewharewha and mokopuna, Aaaliyah and Jayden Abraham.

Our first wānanga saw two students start on their whānau korowai and 22 students started the journey with a short korowai. [Read more…]

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20
Jan 2015

Korowai restoration

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On Monday 24 November, members of Ōraka Aparima Rūnaka went to Te Hīkoi Museum in Riverton/Aparima, to greet Rangi Te Kanawa, from Te Papa Museum.

Rangi was in Riverton helping with the assessment and restoration work that had to be carried out on hand woven korowai, made by local Māori up to 150-years-ago. These korowai will be displayed in an exhibition that starts in December 2015. [Read more…]

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