Raranga exhibition Nga Kete Toi by Te Wananga o Aotearoa Papaoiea students and staff opened at Te Manawa Museum September 14 and will show to December 1.
Raranga exhibition Nga Kete Toi by Te Wananga o Aotearoa Papaoiea students and staff opened at Te Manawa Museum September 14 and will show to December 1.
A raranga exhibition by staff and students from Papaoiea campus Te Wananga o Aotearoa opened at Te Manawa Museum last week and will be on show until December 1.
The bi-annual Ngā Kete Toi features works created at the Ngā Mahi ā te Whare Pora weaving programme at the Papaioeacampus.
Included in the exhibition are a collection of poi made from natural and contemporary materials; a range of kete muka (fine bags); rapaki (traditional wraparound garments); pīkau (backpacks); Matariki wearable costumes inspired by Māori proverbs and several pōtae (hats) including a Pōtae Tauā (mourning cap) and a pōtae that mimics a 1920s cloche.
Raranga kaiako Adrienne Spratt and Brenda Tuuta have been teaching at Papaioea for more than 10 years.
Spratt and Tuuta bring their classes together for noho marae stays, which helps create positive relationships among tauira.
"The Level 4 tauira see what they can aspire to and for the degree levels, it's a good reminder of where they have come from," Spratt says.
"Level 4 is a foundation year and they learn about tikanga and kawa pertaining to raranga. It is a comfortable space to learn techniques and kupu associated with the art of raranga in a relaxed atmosphere," she says.
"It is a very holistic learning and some tauira don't know why they have been drawn to this programme.