33 – Meaning Behind the Moko
This episode we discuss all about what moko meant to Māori, what the motifs meant and how moko was being used in a post-European Aotearoa!
Read More 33 – Meaning Behind the MokoTag: Maori
Barnet Burns on Pax Britannica
An announcement of my collab with Pax Britannica!
Read More Barnet Burns on Pax Britannica28 – Māui’s End
We say goodbye to Māui in his final adventures
Read More 28 – Māui’s End27 – Māui and the Fishes
A dramatic retelling of how Māui fished up Aotearoa and outwitted the father of eels!
Read More 27 – Māui and the Fishes25 – Industry of Flax
This episode we talk about the rise and decline of the New Zealand industrial flax industry post European arrival!
Read More 25 – Industry of Flax23 – Does This Kakahu Make My Butt Look Big?
Continuing on from our talk about harakeke, we discuss the garments and other items Māori were making out of New Zealand’s wonder plant!
Read More 23 – Does This Kakahu Make My Butt Look Big?21 – Flax for Dummies
The first of our discussions on Maori weaving! We talk all about harakeke, New Zealand flax, how to process and dye it as well as the techniques used to weave it into items of greatness!
Read More 21 – Flax for Dummies20 – Maui and the Sun (plus how he brought fire to the world!)
It’s a double whammy! A dramatic retelling of how Maui slowed the sun and how he brought the knowledge of making fire to the world!
Read More 20 – Maui and the Sun (plus how he brought fire to the world!)19 – A Carver and His Carvings
We round out our discussion of Maori carving talking about motifs, with a focus on depictions of humans as well as talking about the carvers themselves. I also get excited about charcoal on rocks towards the end…
Read More 19 – A Carver and His Carvings18 – Bringing Art to the Surface
We discuss the mythical origins of carving along with the two main styles and finish with a short talk about tokotoko, orator’s staffs! Oh, and there is a giveaway too!
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