Normal view
MARC view
Whakairo (Topical Term)
Used for/see from:
- Carvings
See also:
- Hunga mahi toi
- Tā
- Tohunga whakairo
- Waharoa
- Broader heading: Toi Māori
- Narrower heading: Marakihau
- Narrower heading: Mau rākau
- Narrower heading: Momotuhi
- Narrower heading: Pakake
- Narrower heading: Pakati
- Narrower heading: Pakura
- Narrower heading: Taratara-a-kai
- Narrower heading: Toki
- Narrower heading: Uhi
- Narrower heading: Unaunahi
- Narrower heading: Whao
- Narrower heading: Whare whakairo
Whakamārama: Ka whakanikoniko i tētahi mea ki te tauira, ahakoa tuhi, ahakoa tārai ki te whao, ahakoa whatu, ahakoa tā ki te moko.
Scope Note: Any and all Māori patterns created as designs, whether drawn, carved with a chisel, woven, or applied as a moko. See also Kōwhaiwhai and Tukutuku.