Original painting SOLD, acrylic painting on canvas, 1200 x 2400mm, 2015 Explore the story of the artwork >> Print sizes and editions (limited to 95) Regular museum archival paper print - 485 x

Maori Basket Weaving Handmade Flax Laundry Basket …while in Rome…!!!! While on our annual vacation to New Zealand (my husband is a Kiw...

Over the last week I've been attending a Maori Art taster course. During those 4 days we had to complete our NCEA booklet and also create a piece of Maori Art on some MDF board. The one above is mine, using the Koiri patterns and those three colors. Its approximately 80cm x 20cm.

The Koru bone carving represents the fern frond as it opens bringing new life and purity to the world. It also represents peace, tranquility and spirituality, along with a strong sense of regrowth or new beginnings. The Koru is also associated with nurturing so when interlocked with others is frequently used to represe

This Maori Fried Bread is a traditional Maori recipe. This bread has a doughnut texture but none of the sugar.

Kete (basket) Harakeke (flax) colourful earrings.

Gallery of NZ made Objects in Glass and Ceramic, Metals & Wood, as well as Wall Art, Sculpture and Jewellery . Made by over 60 artists from around New Zealand, the gallery is a visual represenation of how New Zealand gains its' inspiration from nature - our landscape and shorelines, our remote geograpic position and 'can do' attitude. The raw sophistication of our country is in each piece

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Tribal Koru Red Painting by Reina Cottier

This page explores the history and tikanga of harakeke, and how it is harvested and woven. The flaxcutter [1913], CCL PhotoCD…

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Māori liken the flax plant to a family, with the central shoot (rito) representing the baby. The leaves protecting the rito are called the parents (awhi rito or mātua). Only the leaves on the outside of the plant, the grandparents (tūpuna), can be cut, ...