Ngā Tohu ā Tangaroa ki Tāmaki Paenga HiraThe Patterns of Tangaroa at Auckland Museum

Questions:

1. Find your way to Hotunui. Find these two heke from _______________. Using the outline on the back, can you colour in the patterns with red and black in the right places?

2. Try tracing these patterns, and then try drawing one of them freehand, take note of therepetitions and reflections in the design.

3. The pūhoro design can also be found on a large maritime vessel in the Māori Court, canyou find kōwhaiwhai designs anywhere else in the gallery? Show which of these patternsyou would choose by drawing something you use or wear in a water activity (e.g. surfboard, wet suit, kayak, paddle etc), and adorn it with kōwhaiwhai designs. Think about thestories each pattern represents.

EDUCATION PACK FOR TEACHERS

ACTIVITY SHEETEXPLORING VALUES AND PERSPECTIVES

Kōwhaiwhai – Beautiful patterns that appear as painted

scroll designs, abstract and curvilinear in form.

Mangōpare – The left-hand pattern represents the

hammerhead shark, strength and endurance.

Pūhoro – The one on the right represents the tides and water

currents, bad and stormy weather, and is also a method of

rolling sails. The primary use of the pūhoro design was its

application to the underside of war canoe prows, but can also

be seen as Tā Moko or tattoo’s on the thighs of warriors.

Heke – Patterned rafters

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