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Māori traditional textiles — An 1847 portrait of Hone Heke and his wife Hariata wearing cloaks made from Phormium tenax fibre Māori traditional textiles are the indigenous textiles of the Māori people of New Zealand. The organisation Te Roopu Raranga Whatu o Aotearoa, the… … Wikipedia
Barry Barclay — Barry Barclay, MNZM, was a New Zealand film maker, and writer of Maori (Ngati Apa) and Pakeha (European) descent. Barry was born in Masterton in the Wairarapa district of New Zealand s North Island on 12 May 1944, and died at Rawene on 19… … Wikipedia
Tāwhirimātea — a worthy opponent and eternal enemy (Tregear 1891:499). To fight his brothers, Tāwhirimātea gathered an army of his children, winds and clouds of different kinds including Apū hau ( fierce squall ), Apū matangi, Ao nui, Ao roa, Ao pōuri, Ao… … Wikipedia
Raymond Abellio — is the pseudonym of French writer Georges Soulès. He was born November 11, 1907 in Toulouse, and died August 26, 1986 in Nice. Abellio went to the Ecole Polytechnique and then took part in the X Crise Group. He advocated far left ideas, but like… … Wikipedia
Kereopa Te Rau — (? 1872) was a Māori Warrior. The name Kereopa is the Māori pronunciation of the Biblical name Cleopas. He was also nicknamed Kai whatu, the eye ball eater . He was a leader of the Pai Marire or Hau Hau faith.Kereopa was probably baptised by… … Wikipedia
Tāniko — (or taaniko), is a traditional weaving technique of the Māori of New Zealand related to twining . It may also refer to the resulting bands of weaving, or to the traditional designs. The Tāniko technique does not require a loom, although one can… … Wikipedia
Kiwa (mythology) — Kiwa is one of several male guardians of the ocean in the traditions of some Māori tribes of the East Coast of the North Island of New Zealand. A poetic name for the Pacific Ocean is Te moana nui a Kiwa (The great ocean of Kiwa). Kiwa s first… … Wikipedia
Māori Renaissance — The term Māori Renaissance[1][2] refers to the revival in fortunes of the Māori of New Zealand in the latter half of the twentieth century. During this period, the perception of Māori went from being that of a dying race[3] to being politically,… … Wikipedia
Rua Kenana Hepetipa — Rua Tapunui Kenana (1869–1937) was a Māori prophet, faith healer and land rights activist.BackgroundEarly in 1906 the New Zealand newspapers began to notice a new Māori activist prophet, Rua Kenana. He caught their attention by his claims to… … Wikipedia
Henare Tomoana — (1820 30s 1904) was a New Zealand Māori Chief from the Hawkes Bay (Heretaunga) area in the North Island, of Ngati Kahungunu and Ngati Te Whatu i apiti tribal lineage. He was renowned as a military leader in the New Zealand War against Te Kooti,… … Wikipedia
List of Māori battles — The list of Māori battles includes four types of battles: mythological from the “wars of the gods” Epos, inter tribal battles before the European contact found in Māori oral tradition, the Musket Wars battles, and those that took place between… … Wikipedia
