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Schoolchildren learn Māori carving

Schoolchildren learn Māori carving

Many urban marae, such as Maraeroa marae at Porirua, run multicultural school programmes. These two boys, one Māori and one Pākehā, are trying their hand at traditional carving during a three-day residential arts and crafts course in 1980.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PAColl-7327)
Reference: EP/1980/3145/30

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

How to cite this page:

Paul Meredith. 'Urban Māori', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 24-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/urban-maori/4/4