Historic Maori carvings are set to return to New Zealand after a 130-year staycation at an English country house. England’s National Trust, which owns Clandon House, has agreed in principle with ...

Some of the images in Maori carvings are reminiscent of the expressions on warriors' Haka faces. Much of the carving has meaning, but it is not always spiritual — often it relates to lineage.

After 150 years buried in a swamp, 40 years exile in Europe and almost being sold off to pay for a kidnapping ransom, Motunui epa's journey home is nothing less than an odyssey.

Jewelry Carving Just as weaving is imbued with the artist’s spirt, so are personal decorative carvings. Maori believe that the carved gift creates a bond between recipient and giver.

New book takes study of Maori carving off the coffee table and into the realm of serious art . Embargoed until 18 December. Media release 7 December 2001.

Why one woman's tattoo angered Maori in New Zealand. Skip to content. Watch Live. Home. News. Sport. Business. Innovation. Culture ... Moko are carved into the skin using chisels.

YOU don’t have to fly all the way to New Zealand to experience Maori carvings now. Just visit the ‘Tuku Iho | Living Legacy’ exhibition at Muzium Tuanku Fauziyah in Universiti Sains Malaysia ...

The Hoffs first visited New Zealand in 1987, and they were so fascinated by the Maori carvings that they returned each year. They now own a home on the north island and spend half the year there.

Maori may have been first to reach Antarctica, in the seventh century. But the past matters less than what lies ahead, Indigenous scholars say. A post carved by Fayne Robinson at the Scott Base, a ...