THE MAORI PEOPLE OF NEW ZEALAND(AOTEAROA)

Anamarija Golec 8.a

GENERAL
• Māori are indigenous
Polynesian people of
New Zealand(Aotearoa)
• Māori means normal,
natural and ordinary
• they speak Māori
• unique rich culture:
1. Tattoos
2. Dances
3. Art
4. Music

1.
ORIGINS(facts)

• from mainland
south-east Asia
to Pacific islands
• migrated to New
Zealand(Aotearo
a) by canue
voyages(Waka
Hourua)
• 1320-1350
ORIGINS(theory
)
• Greece, Israel,
Egypt, Indian
subcontinent,
mainland
southeast
Asia, Taiwan,
Polynesia,
Fiji, New
Zealand
TATTOOS
• histroricaly-marital status,
society status, knowledge,
attractiveness
• today-tradition, connection to
nature, themselves and
ancestors
• different in men and women
• women-chin, lips
• men-thighs, whole face,
buttocks
• historicaly-Uhi(chisels)
• today-tattoo guns
•
WAR
DANCE(HAKA)
• genre of dances in Māori culture
• very expressive
• deep cultural and emotional
meaning
• performed in various occasions
• Kapa haka(group)
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• https://youtu.be/wOuycLaJ-_s
MUSIC

• plays a huge role in the culture

• a way of celebrating, retaining and
transmitting life
• traditionaly there was a song for every
moment(waiata)
• instruments:
1. Pūtatara
2. Pūtōrino
3.
ART(TOI)
• Māori are deeply artistic
people
• painted art consists of
patterns and repeating
symbols
• the koru, the twist, the
manaia, the tiki, the fish
hook and the toki blade.
• carving, tattooing, oratory,
weaving…
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