Join us over the Matariki period for this exhibition, workshops and other activities centred on the art of raranga techniques, both in traditional harakeke and other materials.
Jane Wilks (Ngāti Tauaiti, Ngai te Rangi) will present pieces which use traditional materials alongside wire and synthetic textiles, and sometimes in forms which comment on colonial influences on Te Ao Māori. Jane Wilks’s work is grounded in our connections with the natural world. Each piece examines a different facet of this kaupapa.
Tania Mae Miller (Te Ngahengahe, Nga Puhi) will showcase a large variety of Mahi Raranga woven from (Phormium tenax), Muka (Harakeke fibre) and Kiekie (Freycinetia banksia). These works are manifested through the concepts of Whakapapa and Whanaungatanga.
Waiata Ngataki (Wakahuia Kaiwhakahaere for Ngāti Tamaoho Trust) will be present on the practice and use of raranga as a taonga in everyday life and ceremonial contexts.