Tukutuku

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Tukutuku panels flank a carving in a 19th-century meeting house.

Tukutuku panelling is a distinctive art form of the Māori people of New Zealand, a traditional latticework used to decorate meeting houses.^[1]

A wide range of named^[2] patterns have developed, and these now are used in a wide variety of modern contexts^[3] and act as a form of inspiration to New Zealand creative artists.

References

↑ "Tukutuku Tuturu Maori", Educational booklet, Auckland Museum
↑ "Stories of the Tukutuku Patterns", http://christchurchcitylibraries.com
↑ "Tukutuku panel", Palmerston North City Library

Examples

http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/te-ao-marama-the-natural-world/2/2/1
http://christchurchcitylibraries.com/Heritage/Photos/Libraries/Central/TukutukuPanels/panel-04.asp

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