Christine Harvey
Christine Harvey | |
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Born | Christchurch, New Zealand |
Known for | Tā moko |
Children | 5 |
Christine Harvey is a New Zealand tā moko (Māori tattoo) artist and teacher.
Life and career
Harvey was born in Christchurch. She has both Moriori and Māori heritage, and belongs to the Māori iwi (tribes) of Ngāti Mutunga o Wharekauri, Te Ātiawa ki Te Tauihu, Ngāti Toa Rangatira, and Kāti Māmoe.[1][2][3][4][5]
Harvey began her career in the mid-1990s;[3] initially she trained as a painter, but became interested in tā moko as a part of her Māori heritage.[6] She was mentored by Māori artist Riki Manuel.[3] The start of her career coincided with a revival of interest in tā moko as an art form and particularly a revival of moko kauae, chin tattoos worn by women.[7] New Zealand news website Stuff has described her as being at the "forefront" of the revival of tā moko.[8]
She has designed and inked traditional tā moko all over New Zealand, and many customers request her work because she is one of few women who practice the art.[3][6][9] She uses modern tools as well as traditional uhi (chisels) carved from bone.[9][8] She was the artist for Ariana Tikao's moko kauae, and Tikao wrote a book about the experience (together with photographs by Matt Calman and Māori language text by Ross Calman) called Mokorua (published by Auckland University Press in 2022).[1][8][2]
Harvey also has some experience in whakairo (traditional Māori carving); in 2021 she was one of eight female Māori artists whose traditional carvings were featured in an online and in-person exhibition held by Toi Māori Aotearoa.[10]
As of 2017[update] Harvey was also working as an art teacher at Te Kura Whakapūmau Te Reo Tūturu ki Waitaha school in Christchurch.[3] She homeschooled her five children,[4] and one of her daughters is also a tā moko artist.[5]
References
- ^ a b Tikao, Ariana; Calman, Matt; Calman, Ross (2022). Mokorua: ngā korero mō tōku moko kauae = my story of moko kauae. Auckland: Auckland University Press. ISBN 978-1-86940-970-8. OCLC 1347428633.
- ^ a b "Mokorua: Book launch at Foundation Cafe". Christchurch City Libraries. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Steele, Monique (13 September 2017). "Pioneer female Māori tā moko artist 'born to do it';". The Press. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ a b Tumataroa, Phil (5 July 2015). "Te Ao o te Māori". Ngāi Tahu. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Profile of a wahine doing great things in our community". Hawkes Bay Today. 10 May 2021. p. A18. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Skin Stories: The Art and Culture of Polynesian Tattoo". PBS. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ Chitham, Karl; Māhina-Tuai, Kolokesa U; Skinner, Damian. Crafting Aotearoa: A cultural history of making in New Zealand and the wider moana Oceania (PDF). Te Papa Press. p. 8. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ a b c Newth, Kim (5 November 2022). "Why Ariana Tikao wants you to know exactly how she got her moko kauae". Stuff. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Tā moko: Traditional Maori Tattoo". Canterbury Museum. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ Latham, Arihia (21 August 2021). "Te Hīkoi Toi: Flipping the script: contemporary takes on traditional concepts". Stuff. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
External links
- Podcast – Tā moko featuring Harvey and others, hosted by the Christchurch City Libraries website, 18 September 2018