Taonga | Maori Jewelry Meanings

One of the most popular Maori arts is bone carving. This type of Polynesian artistry goes back hundreds, even thousands of years ago. Even n...

Hawaiian art is closely related to Maori art. Both are Polynesian cultural expressions. Hawaiian tiki masks are hand carved wooden masks r...

Most likely the Maori concept of deity Tiki didn't sprout in Maori culture but is derived from an Egyptian god (even more likely from an...

Historically the Maori used the shells of the Paua sea snail in tools such as fishing lures as well as in their art works. Many times the ey...

The origin of Maori woodcarving lies in the arrival of the first Polynesian canoes (waka) landing on the New Zealand shores in 1200 AD (est...

Maori jewelry is not only valued across the world for its unique, recognizable style but also for its rich symbolics , its cultural signific...

Not only did the authentic inhabitants of New Zealand give this country its name; Aotera, which means the country of the long white cloud. T...