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Lintel made of wood and shell, 235 cm. (7 ft 8 in.) wide, by the Maori of the Ngati Tamatera tribe; Te Huringa period (1800 to present), in 

 the collection ofAukland Institute and Museum. One of 1 73 artifacts on view in the special exhibit "Te Maori: Maori Art from New Zealand 

 Collections. " Photo by Athol McCredie. 



"Te Maori: Maori Art from 

 New Zealand Collections" 



March 8-June 8 



"Te Maori" is the first international exhibition 

 devoted exclusively to Maori art, one in which all 

 of the objects have been borrowed from the land 

 where they were created. The exhibition owes its 

 existence to the wisdom of the elders and people of 

 the Maori tribes of New Zealand, who have agreed 

 to the journey of their ancestors' treasures (taonga) 

 far from their homelands. These most prized and 

 remarkable carvings and sculptures represent all 

 periods of Maori art, from about 1000 to 1880, and 

 have been lent with the cooperation of the thirteen 

 New Zealand museums which house them. 



"Te Maori: Maori Art from New Zealand Collec- 

 tions" was organized by the American Federation 

 of Arts in association with the New Zealand gov- 

 ernment, the Maori people, and the New Zealand 

 lending museums. The exhibition was made pos- 

 sible by a grant from Mobil. Supported by the Na- 

 tional Endowment for the Arts, the National 

 Endowment for the Humanities, an indemnity 

 from the Federal Council on the Arts and Humani- 

 ties, Air New Zealand, and the National Patrons of 

 the American Federation of Arts. 



Special Opening Celebrations 



Saturday, March 8 



12:00 - 1:00pm; 2:30 - 4:00pm. 



Craft Demonstration 



Wood carving and weaving demonstrated by 

 members of the Maori Cultural Group of 

 New Zealand. 



1:30pm. 

 Performance 



Members of the Maori Cultural Group of New Zea- 

 land present a program of Maori music and dance. 



Sunday, March 9 



12:30 - 1:30pm; 3:00 - 4:30pm. 



Craft Demonstration 



Wood carving and weaving demonstrated 

 by members of the Maori Cultural Group of 

 New Zealand. 



2:00pm. 

 Performance 



Members of the Maori Cultural Group of New Zea- 

 land present a program of Maori music and dance. 



These celebrations are free with museum admis- 

 sion. Tickets are not required. 



CONTINUED - 



