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Maori Carving - He Poroporoaki
maori.org.nz acknowledge Kemera Wilson who provided most of the information in the Whakairo / carving setion, as well as some of the Clip Art.



He Poroporoaki

Kemera Te Houparoa Hamilton Wilson

1965 - 2004

Photo of Kemera Wilson, working

Graduate Carver

Whakarewarewa, 1986

He poroporoaki tenei ki a Kemera, kua wheturangitia e te korowai o Ranginui.

Tu tonu ra au mahi e

To Ataahuatanga.

No reira e te kai whakairo, haere, haere, haere atu ra.

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Whakairo Products
The Art of Maori Weaving: The Eternal Thread/Te Aho Mutunga Kore
The Art of Maori Weaving: The Eternal Thread/Te Aho Mutunga Kore
  by Miriama Evans

 
Ta Moko: The Art of Maori Tattoo
Ta Moko: The Art of Maori Tattoo
  by David Simmons

 
An Illustrated Guide to Maori Art
An Illustrated Guide to Maori Art
  by Terence Barrow

 
Carved Histories: Rotorua Ngati Tarawhai Woodcarving
Carved Histories: Rotorua Ngati Tarawhai Woodcarving
  by Roger Neich

 
Te Puna: Maori Art from Te Tai Tokerau Northland
Te Puna: Maori Art from Te Tai Tokerau Northland
  by Deidre Brown

 
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