The Ancient Art Of Maori Wood Carving | Handmade In The Pacific | Perspective
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Documentary series which gives viewers a rare and intimate insight into the creative processes and cultural significance of traditional artefacts in Australia, Rurutu, New Zealand and Hawaii.
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I really enjoyed how this artist not only told his story but the way he was educating the listeners on the significance of Maori design as well as explaining what each Maori word means rather than just saying them so thank you, next time I'm in NZ I'll look out for his gallery.
Fine art is not only expressing the physical. It gets in touch with the spiritual, the unseen aspect of this natural world that when we sincerely connect with it always reveals something we can enjoy, learn from & adapt to our cultures. This gives meaning to our varied existence.
It's nice to see artists in touch with their cultural heritage (Maori in this particular one's case) and wanting to share it with the world.
It’s not a culture it’s a product and it’s all for sale
Beautiful. When I first saw (heard) the chainsaw, I thought "Hmm, chainsaw. Is this going to be a folksy-artsy-craftsy kind of documentary?" But, that was shortsighted of me. What our Maori Artist is doing, is completely in line with sculpture / carving, be it wood or stone. One needs to "Rough Cut" the work first. Details come later. Only someone who has held a chisel in their hands and worked with it for hours, days and months, can appreciate the tactile feeling of putting life into an inanimate object. As bits of it slowly fall and fly away, bits of yourself enter the object. It's a trade off, the living material surrenders its power to the artist, as it captures the artist's soul. They become one. This is why the respect shown to the tree, must be admired. We are all one. Beautiful. Thank you.
Beautifully said Stephi. KiaOra 🙏
@@carlinwaretini8529 Thank you.
I loved every part of this documentary
Truly amazing.
I'm a cookislanders but Maoris are the best Carver's hands down!
I agree 👍
Great work - loved the wairua
Wow!
Awsome brother love your mahi.
excellent
Amazing craftsmanship, tho I would like to see actual pre European tools used, I understand that time factor would be increased and some detail lost, but replicating carvings made using ponamu and volcanic stone adze would be very impressive.
@@savannahking9763 I’m good friends with him. His work is fantastic and a huge inspiration
@@savannahking9763 or even Rotorua carver Clive Fugill, he even wrote a book on using traditional tools in Maori carving
Awesome brutha! Inspiring to say the least. ❤ chur
Just to add, Waiata, Whakapapa, and Karakia, Himene. Were also a way of singing of our peoples history. Laments of love, Haka of war. Our traditional USB devices. And Rua-i-te-Pupuke was the Grandson of Tangaroa. His son was Toi, who used his fathers fish hook without his father knowing. And the rest is research and revise e hoa. Absolutely Great Work.
Some people in the comments just don't know or understand it's pretty sad 🥺🤭😂
It’s a nice peace of work I wish I had a chisel 😊❤
How did you see the arm and body😂😊😅
I’ve been carving a while now.. wondering if any veteran carvers have any wisdom or knowledge to transfer down? Appreciate your time
I love when he spoke of seeing what he was to carve. The wood tells it's own story. I am a carver of mythological stories. My medium is mostly cypress knees. Often times the wood will tell me the name of the piece before I see it. I love the spirit of the wood. This was a lovely
I could buy one😊
G this is cool as
Listening to you speak your truth about your carving you make me proud My Bro Aroha ❤️🙏🖐️
I wasn't expecting an Elvis Presley! Was he from NZ?
whats the name of this guy, great work
interested to know what type of wood the Pou was made of...?
Looks like Poplar. White with grey highlights and really soft for easy carving. Abundant on farm land.
Tha man
I really wish it ended up looking good, must have been rushed for the camera
Origin of carving
How traditional can it be claimed to be if it's made with steel tools?
Modern tools traditional forms
In the old days the kōhatu/pounamu toki (stone axe) was the foremost tool of the day..........all the bro is doing is using current tools of the day. Same same but different.
4:25 min. Everyone is allowed to say what they want to say, but "amen" at the end of a Maori karakia is a bit strange.
He actually said āmine if you had heard it properly but they have the same meaning so I don't think it's that strange
Unfortunately many of our tupuna were converted to Christianity and as a result karakia started to reflect that
Kia ora whanaunga ko Rikihana Te whanau my Whakapapa links are direct link to Whakarewarewa through my Rikihana whanau from Te Teko back to Rotorua Arohanui to mahi My Koro was a penny diver my Koros name was Harold Rikihana
This is not the tradition of our ancestors. Unfortunately it has died out. There is only one true stone and bone chisel carver left in New Zealand he is going blind and deaf he is a very private person he's in his 90's and has only taught two people one who is serving a life sentence in prison and his nephew who is reluctant to continue the practice as there is no real demand for it due to these types of modern carver claiming to be masters of traditional Maori carving. Selling questionable quality crafts to tourists for ridiculously expensive prices.
The truth is that these are European techniques. And should not be confused with the real thing.
Tēnā ē hoa, there are others out there making and using pounamu and stone whao for whakairo, so it's far from dead.
But I don't think you're right these people who are they??? Do they use the sandstone and shark or stingray skin to sand and file???. Do these people observe the customs and ritual practice's such as Ringa kowhatu , Mata a Tiki or Tua Mauii or have even heard of these ancient ritual incantations and lessons from these schools of knowledge.?? Do they know they know how to make Taonga without the use of any modern tools. Im highly doubtful as these practice's were not just taught to anyone. These practice's were only for taught to a hand full of men of the correct status and blood lines and were not and are not for common use. You would never learn about it at the Wananga o Aotearoa or Tech. Like I said there is only one true master 91 years old his learning was taught to him by his grandfather who brought the knowledge back to the east coast decent of the Ngai Tahu This one man taught two only. So I ask you to show me one man who knows and still practice's this way. With respect and love to all.
Layton Robertson is a carver who uses the traditional tools which he fashions himself. Using old methods of shaping toki and whao against hoanga, extracting fibres from various species of harakeke to utilise as binding and selecting appropriate native rakau as handles for the tools. He crafts fine pieces that utilise the “traditional” tools. He also fashions pendants and cloaks from their traditional origins as well.
@@isaiahkaraitiana8444 Kia ora Bruv that's about as close as it gets these days. This is the physical practice without the spiritual knowledge and relevant rituals and Incantations required to maintain physical mental and spiritual balance needed to protect the carver and whomever he may be carving for. The fact remains
I am yet to see anybody else besides the persons refered to in previous comments. Sad but true.
I hear ya, but I don't believe it's dead, it has evolved for sure as we as a species is want to do.
Sorry, If I wanted to hear a chainsaw I only have to to the nearest logging site.
Well you don't need to go anywhere now when you want to hear one.
So I see them and it’s a nice cultural tradition. However why do we have to pretend, as I see many doing so, that this is anywhere near the equivalent of high art like a wood sculpture by Donatello or even less so a fine marble sculpture like something from Bernini? This is something I can do!
Very true - another example being that I could imitate a Jackson Pollock painting, there is nothing that special about splashing paint onto a canvas that anyone could do.
Please put up a video when you do.
How’s it any different? If it was so easy, everyone would do. Looking forward to see your carving
Still waiting haven't seen you post it?
@@ThePaikMan maybe he's tryna carve or some shit 😂
I get the idea of the video, but the title is weird. (What is "Maori Wood"? Isn't there a "modern artistic" way of carving it? Is he using an "ancient chainsaw"?)... It should be called, "The Carving of a Piece of Wood, Using a Chainsaw and Western Metal Tools to Make it Resemble Ancient Maori Art"... Ancient my ass.
The title doesn't say anything about "Maori wood" it does say maori wood carving. You should listen to what the artist is talking about.
I'm all for protecting these sacred treasure's. Tho when culture is used in a negative way against and in defiance. I am not one to want to spend much time. Being surrounded by a culture with many troubled people is a issue that rises up the chain. Personally respect is earned not a given. What has Maori culture given you?.
Maori culture has given me strength. Perseverance. Love and respect for nature. Creativity and brotherhood. Again these sacred treasures need protection. The trouble among the culture needs more repairing.
This is from my point of view. (A NZ born Pākeha).
And thats why you will never know the answer to your question because you don't spend time.
All the praying is nice, but in the end your killing a perfectly healthy tree, which is putting nobody's health or safety in danger. All for some statue to set in someones flower garden, what a waste. Some things just need to stop, this is one of them.
So plant two trees in response to his taking one, instead of making a CZcams comment few people will even see.
Ehmm........some things just need to stop, this.. is one of them 🥰🧏♂️
@@mazzarati24 Tell you what. Start with racism, THEN we'll attack the artistins.
@@anubispup4760 agreed 💯 kindness goes a long way
I saw the disclaimer that the trees are protected and he used old wood. Did you miss it?
Carve this.....
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Thank you Bro Ta Moko is not a right when I see a fool like Robbie Williams with Maori Tattoos 🖕 Ta Moko was earned in battle even then the final say was only if your Father allows it Half or Full. To my mind we need to make our young earn the right. If you learn to speak Te Rio ✅ Tataha ✅ Putu ✅ myths and legends ✅ Garden and Growing ✅... This would make sure that the next generation of Maori will be grourded and will always conduct themselves like the noble Warriors we are. These are things intend to see happen. I will be doing the same with all the Pacific youth Samoan Fiji Tongan etc. The main reason we have had so many problems with our youth in the past.. Weak parents 😡 are one of the biggest issues. If we encourage young wayward Samoan kid to embrace himself and culture. We will have a powerful positive group of young people that will never end up using aggression to express themselves.. Hi my brother your number 7 or 8 G-100.. I say this to be G - 100 You have to be able to despatch evil if not you can't even step up.. It's a Maori only Warrior Team.... Only our best will make the cut ... Everything we do for our own we will do for the other Polys... ATUA will guide us 🙏 Aroha my Brother I am a good carpenter. I just reilized something because of my Maori past I have always been top of the class in Woodwork.. I just want to see our youth smiling all of them 😊 All the Pacifics children are extremely important to me.. Aroha ❤️🙏🖐️
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My screen is cracked every i ends up a U😡💩s the heck out of me... Food for thought did you realise that the Maori people are the only race with no booze drug or fowl Language the only race.. NOBAL ❤️🙏
New Zealand Hearald news headline 29 May, 2024 “Raglan man Simon Terence Hamiora Kereopa drags partner outside naked, pours boiling water over her“ Kereopa ( A MAORI) dragged her outside through the kitchen door by her arms, down the kitchen steps and onto the ground. He then grabbed the kettle, which was just inside the door, and poured the boiling water over the victim - who was naked at the time - directly onto her skin. As he did so, Kereopa told her “you deserve it, and that’s what you get”. He then told her he would reboil the jug and pour it on her face. She ran to seek help from her sister but she was asleep, before running into her daughter’s room and hugging her. Kereopa then went into the room and said, “once you let go, I’m burning your face”. Judge Stephen Clark noted Kereopa’s 17 family violence convictions, eight of which were against the current victim. The man responsible, Simon Terence Hamiora Kereopa, was today jailed for the incident, his ninth conviction against the victim during their 20-year-plus relationship.
News from the Rotorua Daily Post:
"Child, 2, dies after Rotorua driveway accident, family member steals from doctor trying to save child's life." As hospital staff tried to save the life of a 2-year-old boy run over in a Rotorua driveway, a family member swiped a doctor's two phones and a bank card and went on a spending spree. The child died a short time later but Melissa Herewini (A MAORI) had already taken the bank card to four stores in Rotorua and bought alcohol, food, petrol, phone credit and cigarettes.
News 24 headline: "Shock over Maori infant brutality" They have been scalded, burned with cigarettes, raped, had bones broken and been beaten unconscious, sometimes to death. Horrific cases of Maori youngsters - some under two years of age - being tortured, abused and KILLED BY MEMBERS OF THEIR OWN FAMILIES Among the grisly headlines that have dominated the nation's media over recent weeks are stories of a 28-month-old Maori girl in a coma after suffering severe head injuries, a broken arm, cuts, bruises and cigarette burns over most of her body. The toddler's 52-year-old grandmother was being held in prison on assault charges. Police in the central North Island town of Carterton are investigating the death a week ago of 23-month-old Maori girl Hinewaoriki Karaitiana-Matiaha who was sexually abused, scalded with hot liquid and beaten before being taken to hospital by relatives. The child, who was put in the care of her grandmother by the Child, Youth and Family Service after consultations with the toddler's family just short of her second birthday, was dead on arrival at Masterton Hospital late on Sunday, July 23. And last week, a coroner in the east coast town of Tauranga found that two-month-old Marcus Te Hira Grey died from a brain haemorrhage following a severe beating by his father. These cases follow the recent release of a report into the gruesome killing last April of four-year-old James Whakaruru, beaten to death by his stepfather for failing to call him Dad. The stepfather had been jailed once for assaulting the boy, but the youngster endured a lifetime of horrific beatings, despite being under the eye of various child welfare agencies, and his hellish existence went unnoticed. The proportion of extreme cases of brutality towards children among the Maori population - which makes up about 15 percent of New Zealand's 3.8 million citizens - is far higher than for any other ethnic group.