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Te Uhi ā Mataora tā moko demonstrations
Derek Lardelli, Aotearoa Art Fair, 2022
Ngaire Tuhua, Aotearoa Art Fair, 2022
Special Event
Past event
Foyer
Free
Watch leading tā moko artists, Professor Sir Derek Lardelli (Ngāti Porou, Rongowhakaata, Ngāti Konohi, Ngai te Aweawe), Riki Manuel (Ngāti Porou), Ngaire Tuhua (Waikato-Tainui, Ngāti Whātua), Raniera McGrath (Te Rarawa, Ngāti Hine) and Maia Gibbs (Ngai Tāmanuhiri), practising their art form in support of Te Rā.
Their live demonstration represents the work of Te Uhi ā Mataora, the Toi Māori Aotearoa collective of moko artists, who uphold the customs of tā moko, strengthen the knowledge of moko within Māori communities and promote the value of moko around the world.
Established in 2000 and led by Professor Sir Derek Lardelli, Te Uhi ā Mataora frequently presents live demonstrations of their work in Aotearoa and abroad.
Related
Exhibition
Te Rā: The Māori Sail
8 July – 23 October 2023
Kaua mā te koroingo noa iho, engari mā te werawera rānō
Interview
The More we Learn, The Less We Know
In July 2023 Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū welcomes Te Rā. This taonga from the collection of the British Museum will be on public display in Ōtautahi for three months before travelling to Auckland Museum and then returning to London. The homecoming of this taonga is a deeply significant moment. In March, pouarataki curator Māori Chloe Cull, was joined by Ranui Ngarimu ONZM (Ngāi Tahu, Kāti Māmoe, Ngāti Mutunga) and Dr Catherine Smith, two members of the research group that has led the project to bring Te Rā to Aotearoa, to talk about what this homecoming means to them.