Supplied by: Shop New Zealand $16.00 Wharenui Stencil Book
Wharenui Stencil Book Colourful and interactive stencil book. A great way to learn about the Wharenui Maori meeting house.The Wharenui sacred meeting house is the pulse of the people. It is the archive of a tribe a physical record of their existence. In a culture where there was no written language art was the vessel of data. History was carved into every surface. Ancestors and stories breathed through its walls. To walk into a carved house is to come back to your people to come home.The Wharenui is ornately carved and often represents an ancestor. To cross the threshold is to enter into the bosom of an ancestor. The first step is the first page. Once inside chapter after chapter of stories ancestors and deeds unfold in the intricate artwork.
