Mahi Toi / Art

Sites

Auckland Art Gallery: Contemporary Māori Art

Images of contemporary Māori art from the Auckland Art Gallery.

The Big Idea - Māori Art and Culture

A list of links to articles, news, organisations and practitioners relating to Māori Art and Culture.

Bone Art Place

Jade, bone carving and jewelry

Contemporary Māori Art - Darcy Nicholas

Profile of this Taranaki painter and images of his works.

The much debated portraiture of CF Goldie Christchurch

This exhibition was held at the Robert McDougall Art Gallery in the Botanic Gardens.

Robyn Kahukiwa

Kowhaiwhai Tuturu Māori

Education resource from Auckland Museum looking at the materials, stories related to Kowhaiwhai (painted rafter designs). PDF

Māori Clip Art

Hand drawn Māori images available for down-loading

Making a putiputi

Instructions on how to make a putiputi (flower) out of flax.

Parihaka

PARIHAKA, the exhibition, explored the legacy of Parihaka and the events that have made the settlement a site of immense importance. Out of the anxieties and bitterness of the past, Parihaka is a place of renewal and hope. The artworks in the exhibition attest to Parihaka's ongoing capacity to inspire the artists, writers, musicians and dramatists of this country

Raranga Tuturu Māori

Education resource from Auckland Museum on traditional Māori weaving techniques - raranga, whatu, and kete; the weaving and plaiting arts traditionally carried out by Maori women. PDF

Rock art

Archive resource on Rock Art taoka, along with supporting Te Runanga o Ngāi Tahu in the conservation and interpretation of Rock Art sites

Sculpture and Design: An Outline of Maori Art

By Gilbert Archey. 2d ed. Handbook of the Auckland War Memorial Museum, 1960

Taonga Māori

Māori Taonga in museums

Te Kakano Taonga Database

Online database of taonga held by the Auckland Museum. Searching options include the type of item, region, and iwi/hapu.

toi iho Mark

toi iho is a registered trade mark used to promote and sell authentic, quality Maori arts and crafts. toi iho has also been designed to authenticate exhibitions and performances of Maori arts by Maori artists. The creation of the mark was facilitated by Te Waka Toi, the Maori arts board of Creative New Zealand, in consultation with Maori artists.

Toi Māori Aotearoa Maori Arts New Zealand

national network of contemporary Māori artists. The network is based around a core group of ten national art focus committees, covering the following areas Literature in Te Reo, Waka Tradition, Contemporary Visual Arts, Weavers, Contemporary Māori Writing, Contemporary Dance and Drama, Māori Music Making, Protocols in Arts, Ta Moko, and Carving/Sculpture. Toi Māori serves as an umbrella structure for these ten national artform committees and their affiliated organisations. It provides advocacy for Māori arts and artists, promotes the growth of Māori arts and argues the uniqueness, quality and integrity of Māori arts.

Toi Māori Aotearoa Profiles Maori Arts New Zealand

Brief profiles of practising Maori artists.

Traditional Māori Arts

Contains a range of images depicting traditional Māori arts from carving styles to moko to woven garments. From Discover - a National Library of New Zealand collection of resources selected for use by New Zealand schools.

Tukutuku Tuturu Māori

Education resource from Auckland Museum looking at the techniques, materials and designs used in traditional tukutuku panel weaving. Years 1-8. PDF

Whakairo Tuturu Māori

Education resource from Auckland Museum on traditional Māori carving techniques, materials, designs and background. PDF

Whenua: born of the land

Exhibition of contemporary Māori art held at the Tinakori Gallery, Wellington. Includes images of artworks and biographies of contributing artists.