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Maori Carving
This section contains information on how to read carving, mediums used, information on pounamu and links to other carving sites.


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Kemera Wilson
  • He Poroporoaki
  • About Kemera Wilson
How to Read Carving
  • Introduction
  • Reading Heads
  • Reading Surface Patterns
  • Reading Kowhaiwhai
  • Reading Tukutuku
Whakairo Stories
  • Introduction
  • Tekoteko
  • Poupou
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Wood
  • Wood
  • Tips for Carving Wood
Pounamu - Greenstone
  • Introduction
  • Origin of Pounamu
  • Uses
  • Locations
  • Types of Pounamu
Bone
  • Bone
Stone
  • Stone
Skin - Ta Moko
  • Introduction
Marakihau Project
  • Introduction
  • Choosing the Wood
  • Stripping the Bark
  • Blocking Process
  • Shaping and Moulding
  • Drawing the Designs
  • Designing
  • Finishing
  • Story Unfolds
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Twist/Koru   8.63
Twist/Koru 8.63
 

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

Crossover Twist   3.20b
Crossover Twist 3.20b
 

Stained Twist 3.19
Stained Twist 3.19
 

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.

About Kemera Wilson


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