Taurikura

By Bridie Potts
Waikato, Ngāti Raukawa ki Wharepūhunga, Te Arawa, Ngāpuhi

Hanging poi installation from wooden rods: wood, cotton, and paint.

“He wahine, he whenua”

He toi e kōrero ana i te Whare tangata, te mana o te wahine anō hoki.

Te toko iwa (9 rows):

E hono atu ana ki te atua wahine a Hine-te-iwaiwa, me ōna hononga katoa ki te wahine me te whenua. Waihoki, ki ngā marama e iwa, e hapu ana te wāhine i tōna pēpi.

Pātiki (diamond shapes):

E tohu ana i te matapopore, te āta manaaki o te wahine ki te tangata.

Awe (Tassels):

Te whenua i hono atu ai te Māmā ki tōnā pēpī i a ia e hapū ana.

Awe whero (Red Tassels):

Whai muri ake i te whanautanga mai o te pēpi, ko te toto mai te whenua e tino haumako ana.

E tohutoro ana ngā awe nei ki te mauri o te poi. Te whakapapa haere nei o te mātauranga ki te hanga poi me ōna kawa katoa, ki te tū hei wahine Māori hoki.

Mai ōku Kuia, ki tōku Māmā, tae noa mai rā ki ahau.

I kōnei ka kī ai “He wahine, he whenua”.