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Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Documentary on Maori Waka Taua for the Museum Volkenkunde Leiden


Theres a documentary on the creation of a Maori Waka Taua, which as viewers will learn has "significant meaning". In retrospect, the Maori Waka "Taua", is as important to a Maori, as a Samurai sword is to a Samurai. There is another type of Waka, but the Waka Taua is the most formal work made.

The tree used to make the Waka Taua in the documentary is at least 600-800 years old, and is made from an area where other brother trees grew, who were also made into Waka. Thinking how long that tree life in Aotearoa has grown there, it's amazing to think that they relatively have a "1000 year old destiny".

They did a great job in making the documentary and were able to get across most of the importance. I think it lacked showing how important the carvers were, their decades and decades of experience, and their reputation for being the greatest Waka makers in the nation. Artisans tend to just do impossible things and make it look so easy, but really those are genius skills passed on, where the average person can barely sketch in 2 dimensions, much less carve masterfully in 3 dimensions.

The significance of the Haka coming on the river banks to the Volkenkunde Museum wasn't discussed, but the viewer can see at least that they were in ceremony, passing on the Waka Taua.

Title of the video on youtube is: Full Māori Waka Taua documentary, Te Hono ki Aotearoa "Museum Volkenkunde Leiden"

After watching the video, seemed like the Museum had just adopted a Maori son [ownership though seems to stay with Maori company]. Seemed an appropriate piece to be given [to take care of] to a King or a Presidential collection. It was again a great cultural lesson, I enjoyed watching it.


Youtube: "Full Māori Waka Taua documentary, Te Hono ki Aotearoa "Museum Volkenkunde Leiden"


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