Rangi Te Kanawa
Rangi Te Kanawa MNZM | |
|---|---|
| Born | Rangituatahi Te Kanawa |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Other names | Rangi Warnes |
| Occupation(s) | Museum professional, weaver |
| Known for | Māori textile research and conservation |
| Parent | (mother) |
Rangituatahi Te Kanawa MNZM (married name Warnes) is a New Zealand textile conservator and weaver.[1] She is affiliated with the Ngāti Maniapoto iwi.[1]
Biography
Te Kanawa received a scholarship from the
National Museum in Wellington. As a prerequisite of the three-year Conservation in Cultural Materials course at Canberra University, she also had to pass sixth-form chemistry, which she did through a Wellington secondary school. The degree was followed by a six-month internship at the Textile Conservation Centre, Hampton Court Palace, and time at the British Museum.[2]
Te Kanawa works at the
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (Te Papa) and specialises in the conservation of and research about Māori textiles.[3][4] She has been collaborating with a GNS forensic scientist on a project called the 'Whakapapa of Paru' to identify the provenance of cloaks in Te Papa's archives.[5] Weaving by Te Kanawa has also been collected by Te Papa.[6] Te Kanawa is a member of the New Zealand conservators of cultural materials association.[7]
In the
Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to Māori art and heritage preservation.[8]
Family
Te Kanawa is the daughter of Diggeress Te Kanawa and the granddaughter of Dame Rangimarie Hetet.[9]
Publications
- Blair, K. & Te Kanawa, R., The Conservation of Māori Textiles in Aotearoa New Zealand. Surface Design Journal, (2020) Vol. 44 No. 4, pp. 40–44
- Hartnup, K., Huynen, L.,Te Kanawa, R., Shepherd, L.D., Millar, C.D., Lambert, D.M. & Ancient, DNA Recovers the Origins of Māori Feather Cloaks Molecular Biology and Evolution (October 2011) vol. 28 issue 10 pp. 2741–2750
- Te Kanawa, Rangituatahi (2021). Mana Taonga Kākahu: Exploring Approaches to Reconnecting Taonga Kākahu to Tangatawhenua (PhD thesis). Open Access Repository Victoria University of Wellington.
References
- ^ a b "Rangi Te Kanawa – Conserving textiles". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "Rangi Warnes – Conservator". Aotearoa Moananui a Kiwa Weavers. 16: 8. September 1992.
- ^ "Black is back". Science Learning Hub. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "Textile symposium gets back to nature". www.massey.ac.nz. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "Unlocking mysteries". Heritage New Zealand: 25–27. Winter 2017.
- ^ "Rangituatahi Te Kanawa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "Rangi Te Kanawa". New Zealand Conservators of Cultural Materials. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ "The King's Birthday and Coronation honours list 2023". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ Collins, Simon (9 September 2002). "Traditional Maori know-how key to exciting future". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
External links
- Film on conserving cloaks starring Te Kanawa.
- Interview with Te Kanawa on the challenges of preserving different Māori textiles.
