Kahutoi Te Kanawa

Kahutoi Te Kanawa
Born1960
NationalityNew Zealand
Occupation(s)University teacher, weaver and textile artist
Known forweaving and artworks
MotherDiggeress Te Kanawa

Kahutoi Mere Te Kanawa (born 1960)[1] is a New Zealand Māori university teacher, curator, weaver and textile artist.[2][3] Her works have been collected and displayed both nationally and internationally.[2] She has worked as a senior lecturer at the University of Otago and a curator at the Auckland War Memorial Museum.[2] Te Kanawa is member of the Auckland War Memorial Museum Te Awa project team.[4][5] This project uses the expertise of Māori specialists such as Te Kanawa to enrich the information on Māori taonga in the collection of the Museum.[5]

Personal life

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Te Kanawa has tribal affiliations to Ngāti Maniapoto, Tainui (including Ngāti Rārua) and Ngāti Tūwharetoa.[6] She is the sister of Rangi Te Kanawa, daughter of Diggeress Te Kanawa and granddaughter of Dame Rangimārie Hetet.[3][4]

Selected publications

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References

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  1. ^ "Kanawa, Kahutoi Te". Find New Zealand Artists. Archived from the original on 5 February 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Tipa, Rob (October 2006). "Weaving Magic" (PDF). University of Otago Magazine (15). University of Otago: 23–25. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b Kim, Whizy (June 2019). "People of the Land". Morning Calm. Photography by Erica Sinclair. Archived from the original on 28 December 2020.
  4. ^ a b Byrt, Anthony (28 November 2018). "Unwinding colonial legacies: Auckland Museum's transformation". Metro Magazine. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Meet: The Te Awe Team". Radio New Zealand. Produced by Auckland War Memorial Museum. 21 September 2020. Archived from the original on 19 November 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  6. ^ Tamarapa, Awhina, ed. (August 2019). Whatu Kākahu: Māori Cloaks. Wellington: Te Papa Press. p. 217. ISBN 978-0-9951136-3-3. OCLC 1113678889. OL 44012499M. Wikidata Q122446219.