THE DOMINANT MALE
CARVINGS BY MAORIS
KING KOROKI'S ATTITUDE As a result of the insistence by the Maori King, Koroki, upon t% observance of the older traditional form of carving, a new doorway is being carved for the Raukawa meeting-house at Otaki. The original doorway, which was recently completed at the Maori School of Arts and Crafts, Ohinemutu, included in its carved design several figures of women. According to the older forms of the craft the figures of women were never' allowed to appear in Maori carvings as it was considered that this should be the prerogative of the dominant rhale. Possibly as a sign of the modern tendency toward femin-, inist equality, this tradition has to some extent lapsed in the modern' carving forms. The king, however, has insisted that he will not participate in the opening ceremony of the house unless the feminine figures are removed from the carving and the doorway is accordingly being redecorated in conformity with his requirements. The house was to have been opened next month, but the ceremony will now be delayed until March 12.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22315, 13 January 1936, Page 7
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