Te Ana Maori Rock Art
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What you should know about Te Ana Maori Rock Art
The Ng i Tahu M ori Rock Art Trust was established in 2002 to support Runanga or M ori Regional Councils and their communities in the care, management and interpretation of their M ori Rock Art heritage. Part of this work involves ensuring the physical protection of the art through the development of management plans and recording programmes. The Trust manages the South Island M ori Rock Art Project SIMRAP , a tribal initiative to survey for and record all of the rock art sites possible within the South Island. He taoka tuku iho, he oraka iwi A treasure passed down, sustenance for the people.
They are vulnerable because the materials used to create the art are perishable,and few other works of art are required to stand the punishment of the elements, windborne dust, animal rubbing, changes to the environment and, indeed, time. As the descendants of the people who created the art we have a role as kaitiaki or guardians of these treasured sites and are responsible for their care. Te Ana is a tribal initiative designed to protect our precious rock art heritage both by raising awareness of these incredible treasures, and by generating funds for their care. Te Ana is a non profit organization and 100 of the revenue generated from our Centre and Tours is used for the protection and management of M ori rock art sites.
The main objectives of the Trust are to ensure the preservation and protection of M ori rock art for the benefit of Ng i Tahu wh nui, and for all New Zealander's, and to take a leading role in the conservation and management of rock art throughout Ng i Tahu’s tribal boundaries. Rock paintings and 'cave art' of indigenous people provide us with some of our earliest insights into our ancestors. Dotted throughout Europe, the Americas, Africa and the Pacific these paintings and drawings have been the subject of considerable enquiry and interpretation. They are vulnerable because the materials used to create the art are perishable,and few other works of art are required to stand the punishment of the elements, windborne dust, animal rubbing, changes to the environment and, indeed, time.
Dotted throughout Europe, the Americas, Africa and the Pacific these paintings and drawings have been the subject of considerable enquiry and interpretation. The majority of the rock art sites in New Zealand are found in Te Waipounamu, or the South Island. They are widely spread from Fiordland in the southeast to Karamea in the northwest. In New Zealand it is recorded that the rock art paint was made from animal or bird fat mixed with vegetable gum and soot or kokowai red ochre to make black or red paint
They are vulnerable because the materials used to create the art are perishable,and few other works of art are required to stand the punishment of the elements, windborne dust, animal rubbing, changes to the environment and, indeed, time. As the descendants of the people who created the art we have a role as kaitiaki or guardians of these treasured sites and are responsible for their care. Te Ana is a tribal initiative designed to protect our precious rock art heritage both by raising awareness of these incredible treasures, and by generating funds for their care. Te Ana is a non profit organization and 100 of the revenue generated from our Centre and Tours is used for the protection and management of M ori rock art sites.
The main objectives of the Trust are to ensure the preservation and protection of M ori rock art for the benefit of Ng i Tahu wh nui, and for all New Zealander's, and to take a leading role in the conservation and management of rock art throughout Ng i Tahu’s tribal boundaries. Rock paintings and 'cave art' of indigenous people provide us with some of our earliest insights into our ancestors. Dotted throughout Europe, the Americas, Africa and the Pacific these paintings and drawings have been the subject of considerable enquiry and interpretation. They are vulnerable because the materials used to create the art are perishable,and few other works of art are required to stand the punishment of the elements, windborne dust, animal rubbing, changes to the environment and, indeed, time.
Dotted throughout Europe, the Americas, Africa and the Pacific these paintings and drawings have been the subject of considerable enquiry and interpretation. The majority of the rock art sites in New Zealand are found in Te Waipounamu, or the South Island. They are widely spread from Fiordland in the southeast to Karamea in the northwest. In New Zealand it is recorded that the rock art paint was made from animal or bird fat mixed with vegetable gum and soot or kokowai red ochre to make black or red paint
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