EPISODE · Oct 22, 2023 · 11 MIN
Tokomaru Bay’s Māori clay art pioneer Baye Riddell
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It took until the 1970s for Toi Māori (Māori art) to develop a tradition in clay (uku). One that in part looks back to an ancestral Lapita pottery tradition across the Pacific. Today, the collective artist-led rise of this unique ceramics movement stands as a striking development in contemporary Māori art: Ngā Kaihanga Uku, the makers with clay.
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It took until the 1970s for Toi Māori (Māori art) to develop a tradition in clay (uku). One that in part looks back to an ancestral Lapita pottery tradition across the Pacific. Today, the collective artist-led rise of this unique ceramics movement stands as a striking development in contemporary Māori art: Ngā Kaihanga Uku, the makers with clay.
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