Hone Taiapa New Zealander Sculptor
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Hone Taiapa is a member of the following lists: Members of the Order of the British Empire, 1912 births and 1979 deaths.
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Details
| First Name |
Hone
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| Last Name |
Taiapa
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| Birthday |
10th August, 1911
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| Died |
10th May, 1979
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| Zodiac Sign |
Leo
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| Nationality |
New Zealander
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| Occupation |
Sculptor
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Hone Te Kauru Taiapa MBE (10 August 1912 – 10 May 1979), also known as John Taiapa, was a Māori wood carver and carpenter of Ngati Porou. He was the younger brother of master Māori carver Pine Taiapa. The two brothers worked closely with politician Sir Apirana Ngata on reintroducing Māori sculpture to the country after World War II. Both men, for example, demonstrated Māori carving skills by carving traditional homes on the North Island in marae as part of a programme by the New Zealand Department of Education to educate teachers to reintroduce Māori arts to school children. New Zealand poet Hone Tuwhare included a poem about the wood carver, "On a theme by Hone Taiapa," in his 1973 collection Something Nothing.
