MOKO by Bea Cook and Jade Phang- Hamlin
This is a famous painting of an old kuia with a moko. It is by the artist, Charles Goldie.
To get moko you need to be ready. The Tohunga has to say that you are ready to have a moko.
You have to talk to your family about getting a moko. You can't get one if you're a kid because you don't have enough experience in your life to get one. You can only get green or black moko. You have to clean your body well in good water. Mrs Ngaroputuia and her family went to the river.
If you're not ready he says come back in a while.
While you're getting your moko done your family chants a karakia (songs). It doesn't hurt as much as you think because your family sings traditional songs.
Every moko is different and has a story behind it. Most Maori women used to wear moko.
Here is Mrs Ngaropo-Tuia talking to us.
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Hear are some of ruma rima's wonderings:
What are the men's tattoos called? Ruma 5 & Miss Cowsill
Where does the tohunga get the ink for the moko? Tiella
How did Maori people come up with the idea of moko? Riley
It was really nice to lean about Margret and her story behind her Moko B.C
ReplyDeleteHi Miss Cowsill. I love the new blog post Bea and Jade!
ReplyDeleteL.A
Room 5, your wonderings have led you (and even me) to learn so many new things about culture especially tikanga Maori. I think you have an amazing teacher!
ReplyDeleteI think that my birthmark is like marg's moko.
ReplyDeleteAb.P
Thank you Jade and Bea, for being the first people in Ruma Rima to put a post on our blog. What an amazing job you have done! You have learnt so much about moko. We were very privileged to skype Marg and to hear her story. Kia ora to Mrs N-P for organising this and for talking to us about her whanau. Miss C
ReplyDeleteJade and Bea put A really good post up,
ReplyDeleteno mistakes at all good job Bea and Jade
what a amazing job you have done!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!