Tukutuku- Rino Nagata
Tukutuku is traditional latticework to decorate meeting houses called wharenui, and these panels were tied or sewn together. Two people worked on them, one on each side. Although it is traditionally important art for marori, it is time-consuming craft that demands patience and persistance. Also, the number of peoeple who can make Tukutuku is getting smaller.
Example setences
1. Tukutuku has a strong connection between Maori people and their own culture.
2. I was impressed by seeing Tukutuku because its design was sophisticated.
I think some of Maori words show us the way we hear the sound. And what interesting is that tukutuku is similar to kind of Japanese onomatopoeias, so I chose this word.
i didn't know this word! at first i heard this word, i thought it was vehicle, TukTuk, from Thailand :D
ReplyDeleteI love the way that sounds.but it's kind of diificult pronounce it for me 😂
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome latticework! And the sound of "Tukutuku" is so cute! It's sad that the number of people who can make Tukutuku is getting smaller.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely name!! I have never heard of that !! I think that this design show rich and higher status.
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