Story: Schoon, Theodorus Johannes

Decorating gourds

This 1966 film shows Theo Schoon carving and decorating gourds, an ancient Māori art form that he studied from the late 1950s.

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Reference: Pictorial Parade 174. National Film Unit, 1966

How to cite this page:

Damian Skinner. 'Schoon, Theodorus Johannes', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 2000. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/5s4/schoon-theodorus-johannes (accessed 19 April 2024)