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This episode looks at two particularly wonderful examples of the east coast carving style. Through interviews with tribal historians Victor Walker and Selwyn Parata, we examine the character of the two ancestors depicted in these ancient artworks. Features depictions of Iwirakau as a carver and Hinematioro portraits

Series that brings to life the history and ancestors pertaining to a collection of taonga housed in the Maori Court of the Auckland War Memorial Museum.

Primary Title
  • Tamaki Paenga Hira
Episode Title
  • Iwi Rakau/Hinematioro
Date Broadcast
  • Wednesday 26 October 2011
Start Time
  • 20 : 30
Finish Time
  • 21 : 00
Duration
  • 30:00
Series
  • 1
Episode
  • 2
Channel
  • Maori Television
Broadcaster
  • Maori Television Service
Programme Description
  • Series that brings to life the history and ancestors pertaining to a collection of taonga housed in the Maori Court of the Auckland War Memorial Museum.
Episode Description
  • This episode looks at two particularly wonderful examples of the east coast carving style. Through interviews with tribal historians Victor Walker and Selwyn Parata, we examine the character of the two ancestors depicted in these ancient artworks. Features depictions of Iwirakau as a carver and Hinematioro portraits
Classification
  • G
Owning Collection
  • Television Vault
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • Maori
Captioning Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
  • Television programs--New Zealand
  • Maori (New Zealand people)--Antiquities--Collection and preservation
  • Taonga
Genres
  • Documentary
  • History
Hosts
  • Tihini Grant (Presenter)
Contributors
  • Maori Television (Production Unit)
  • Tihini Grant (Director)
  • Eruera Morgan (Executive Producer)
  • Mechele Harron (Producer)
  • Whakaata Māori (Production Unit)
Subjects
  • Television programs--New Zealand
  • Maori (New Zealand people)--Antiquities--Collection and preservation
  • Taonga