Tukutuku or arapaki is a type of ornamental weaving using reed latticework rather than threads. It is used mainly to adorn the inside walls of wharenui (meeting houses). The tukutuku panels are placed between the carved wall slabs of the wharenui, and, like the carvings, convey a complex language of visual symbols.

Tukutuku panelling is a distinctive art form of the Māori people of New Zealand, a traditional latticework used to decorate meeting houses (wharenui). Other names are tuitui and arapaki. Tukutuku are made with various materials. One description is vertical rods of toetoe stalks, with wooden slats across.

The pattern is a reminder that change occurs at such meeting points. Like Waharua Kopito, Aronui are triangular patterns. The design refers to the pursuit of knowledge about the natural world. Aramoana means Pathway of the Sea.

Tukutuku panels consist of vertical stakes (traditionally made of kākaho), horizontal rods (traditionally made of stalks of bracken-fern or thin strips of tōtara wood), and flexible material of flax, kiekie and pīngao, which form the pattern.

Kowhaiwhai are Māori motifs. They are a way to tell a story and each has a meaning. Kowhaiwhai patterns are traditionally painted in whare tipuna (meeting houses), pataka (storehouses), on the prow of a waka (canoe) or on many forms of carving such as boat paddles or water containers.

Tapatoru is a word from our Maori language in Aotearoa (New Zealand) that means ‘Triangle’.

Maori Koru Necklaces Most carved Maori necklace pendants are carved from bone or pounamu (a special type of jade endemic to New Zealand). So are koru pendants. The koru symbolizes the strength of the bond between people. Also referred to as hei koru. Hei means suspend, to wear as a necklace.

In Maori design, the greenstone koru has a dual meaning. It is commonly used in Maori art as a symbol of creation due to its fluid circular shape. Based on the unfurling fern frond of the native New Zealand silver fern, the circular shape of the koru conveys the idea of perpetual movement.

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The koru (Māori for ‘”loop or coil”‘) is a spiral shape based on the appearance of a new unfurling silver fern frond. It is an integral symbol in Māori art, carving and tattooing, where it symbolises new life, growth, strength and peace.

The Mangopare represents strength, leadership, agility, tenacity, unrelenting determination, courage, and wealth. The Mangopare represents strength, leadership, agility, tenacity, unrelenting determination, courage, and wealth.

A Maori twist symbolises the path of life. It is believed to have been based on Maori kete basket weaving. The path of life takes many twists and turns but carries on regardless. In the case of the Single Twist, the design means the path of life and can be called the Maori Eternity Symbol.

Men and women alike can get facial moko, though the placement of these designs will differ according to gender. Women typically wear moko on their chins, and occasionally on their upper lip, forehead, nostrils and throat.

Ta Moko, the bodily artform of the indigenous Maori of New Zealand. Ta Moko is primarily for those of Maori blood and descent, while Kirituhi is for those of non Maori heritage. Ta Moko and Kirituhi tell a story, the story of the person wearing the tattoo.

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They did not eat solid food during tattoo process. Liquid food and water was drained into a tube, that is made of wood, to ensure that prevent foodstuffs from contaminating the swollen skin. This was the only way the tattooed person could eat until the wounds healed.

Most notably, they were tattooed on the chin as part of the ritual of social maturity, a signal to men that a woman had reached puberty. Chin patterns also served to protect women during enemy raids.

To the Maori, tattooing is linked to mana or a sense of pride and prestige. The head is considered to be the most sacred part of the body, so ta moko was reserved for the face only and for Maori of high social status. Facial moko for Maori women was a chin tattoo or moko kauae.

Since the Maori people consider the head to be the most sacred part of the body, the most popular kind of Maori tattoo was the facial tattoo, which was composed of curved shapes and spiral like patterns. Often this tattoo covered the whole face and was a symbol of rank, social status, power and prestige.

In summary: No Pakeha will ever get Ta Moko because no Maori could justifiably recognise and proclaim the status over them. Are there designs that are culturally “open” and will not convey a meaning which I cannot carry on my body? Kirituhi. ‘Traditional’ is a difficult word that implies a uniformed answer from Māori.

A) He has a tattoo of coconut leaves which symbolises the head Samoan warrior.

“I’ve engrained this bull in my DNA for two decades,” The Rock captioned an Instagram post. “My core. Humbly, it’s also become a symbol of strength, resilience, heart, power and defiance to so many people around the world. In another Instagram, he said the horns specifically represent forward momentum and progress.

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson shared an explanation about why he decided to update his iconic bull tattoo on Instagram on Monday. He wrote that he got the original tattoo when he was a kid and he feels like now he wants it to reflect who he has become as a man. I got this tattoo when I was just a kid.

How many tattoos does Dwayne Johnson have? Johnson has two tattoos. His most famous is the large tribal piece across his left arm, shoulder, and chest.

Polynesian tribal tattoo (left arm, shoulder, and chest) Johnson’s mother is of Samoan descent, and he got the Polynesian tattoo to represent his culture and heritage. Each piece of that tattoo has a very specific meaning (which we will discuss below).

Johnson’s arm tattoo of the cross and 6–12–82 signifies the date his grandfather passed away.

Willow went on to reveal that Will, who has no tattoos of his own, eventually found out and called her a few days after she had gotten the half-sleeve. “I showed it to him and he said, ‘Everything is in divine order.

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Tattoo: ‘The Brahma Bull’ Tattoo on her right arm. Meaning: The bullhead tattoo on Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson’s right arm is his other tattoo and also the first one which corresponds to his Western zodiac birth sign of Taurus, the Bull.