Weaving their way through America continued...
Maori weavers and artists at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, Seattle, Washington, USA (February 2006)
Toi Maori: The Eternal Thread exhibition
Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
Seattle, Washington, USA
4 February to 29 May 2006
The Maori delegation attending (and regions where they live) is as follows:
Weavers' delegation
[Whero o te Rangi Bailey] - TaranakiHeeni Kerekere - Waikato
[Ranui Ngarimu], Tour Coordinator - Chistchurch[Edna Pahewa], Chairperson of Te Roopu Raranga Whatu o Aotearoa - Rotorua
Mere Walker - Bay of Plenty
Ta moko artists' delegation
[Derek Lardelli] - Gisborne
Wayne Ngata, recipient - Gisborne
Patrick Takoko - Gisborne
Carvers' delegation
Ian Wayne Grant - Rotorua
Simon Lardelli - Gisborne
Delegation members
Waana Davis – Chair, Toi Maori Aotearoa - Wellington
Gaylene Kells, Pataka Museum - Wellington
Kathy Morrison, Pataka Museum - Wellington
Garry Nicholas – General Manager, Toi Maori Aotearoa – Wellington
Toi Maori Aotearoa - Maori Arts New Zealand
Pataka Museum
Creative New Zealand
Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
Online resources and articles of interest
- Article by Judy Wagonfeld on Seattle Post-Intelligencer
- View images from [gallery/et_burke_images_2]