Traditional Textures

Here are some of the textures and designs from the wharenui and the Maori collection at Auckland museum.

Marae at the Museum

Auckland Museum has a life-size Maori meeting-house (wharenui - only the enclosed area outside is known as the marae).

This is the view into the wharenui from the marae.



The walls of the wharenui are covered in woven mats and a large number of carved tiki - each one with a different design.



And there are three even more impressive tiki looking out onto the marae.

Parnell IV

Parnell III

Parnell II

Auckland Public Library, Parnell Branch at sunset.

Parnell I

Parnell is Auckland's Hampstead with a mini-V&A museum, French market and botanical gardens thrown in for good measure. A month or so ago, we had a weekend away there and I enjoyed a wander around the Domain and the War Memorial Museum.

White Rabbits!