Manu tukutuku (traditional kite making) workshop
Schedule
Wed Oct 09 2024 at 01:00 pm
UTC+12:00Location
2 Worcester Boulevard, Christchurch, New Zealand 8014 | Christchurch, CA
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This workshop is presented by Te Rautini Sheridan, one of the creative residents currently based at Te Matatiki Toi Ora The Arts Centre.You will learn how to create one of the many traditional kites that Māori enjoyed making and using for a variety of reasons.
Traditionally, kites were made using manuka, raupō (bull rushes), toetoe (cutty grass), harakeke (flax), aute (mulberry tree bark), muka (flax thread), and other materials. Some of these materials will be provided, with a few modern interventions. All the materials that you will use will breakdown or decompose. Most people will keep their manu tukutuku as an ornamental treasure (taonga) as a tangible reward for making their first natural Māori kite. They were always treated as taonga, given names and shared many historical events, some hundreds of years ago yet still spoken about today.
“Me he manu tukutuku ka kitea whanuitia”
“Be like the manu tukutuku, so we can see afar”
📆 Wednesday 9 October
⌚ 2pm - 4.30pm
📍 Maker Workshop, The Arts Centre
🎟️ $30.00 (+ Booking fee of $1.50 per ticket)
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Where is it happening?
2 Worcester Boulevard, Christchurch, New Zealand 8014, New ZealandEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
