Wooden Maori sculpture in Te Kuiti

scott from United States

hey, that guy has the same tattoo as me...

15 Jan 2006 3:53pm

Kerstin from Paris, France

Those tatoos are really beautiful

15 Jan 2006 3:56pm

Shuva from Hyderabad, India

Where are the eyes...he forgot?

17 Jan 2006 9:33am

shana from oneida nation, Canada

i find this whakairo very interesting because of it's background.

26 Sep 2006 7:02pm

tutes from Australia

The tattoo as you say is called Ta moko,the statue is of the Great Maniapoto Chief, Tu Whakahekeao, he was a Great war hero whom lead his native war troops into battle against enemy tribes, a Great Successer, the Ta moko describes his Rank and status in the community, also identifying to all other tribes who he was n what position he held. Maori people wore their identity, status, on there faces, by way of fine chizeled lines created by striking the surface using a small wooden mallet against another stik implement which had a sharpend piece of Albatros bone thatched to the end of it.

12 Feb 2007 6:46am

alby from gisborne east coast, New Zealand

tu meke the kuzzy carved dat waipatoto oparure ngati maniapoto all da way peace

8 May 2007 7:14pm

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