Rangimārie Hetet
Dame Rangimārie Hetet DBE | |
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Born | Rangimārie Hursthouse 24 May 1892 Oparure, King Country , New Zealand |
Died | 14 June 1995 | (aged 103)
Occupation | Tohunga raranga |
Spouse |
Tuheka Taonui Hetet
(m. 1911; died 1938) |
Children | 5 |
Parent(s) | Charles Wilson Hursthouse Mere Te Rongopamamao Aubrey |
Relatives | Diggeress Te Kanawa (daughter) Rangi Hetet (grandson) Veranoa Hetet (great-granddaughter) Richmond Hursthouse (uncle) |
Dame Rangimārie Hetet
Early life
Hetet was born in
Hetet was married to a carpenter Tuheka Taonui Hetet from 16 February 1911 until his death in 1938. They had two children before he went to fight in World War I, and another three after his return. He was in the Māori Battalion (A Company), and suffered gas poisoning while he was serving.[1][3] Hetet's descendants include Rangi Te Kanawa and Veranoa Hetet.
Career
In 1951 the
Together they taught raranga (basketry and mat-making) and mahi whatu (finely processed flax weaving). From that the 1950s onwards Hetet began to regularly produce cloaks and other items.[2][7] Hetet also passed on her detailed knowledge of the different types of flax and other plants that provide the material to be weaved as well as how to produce and fix dyes to the fibres in preparation for weaving.[8]
Hetet's work is known for the precise use of traditional weaving methods and materials [9] In the 1960s it has been said she was "probably the greatest living proponent of korowai (cloak weaving); in her lifetime she was instrumental in the preservation and resurgence of traditional Māori weaving."[10]
In 1982 Te Ohaki Māori Village and Crafts Centre was opened in Waitomo to showcase and pass on the knowledge of Hetet and Diggeress Te Kanawa.[4][10]
The British Museum holds a plaited kete (basket) made by Hetet in 1993, when she was 100 years old. The kete is made from undyed flax woven in a plain check, and a three-strand braid beginning at the bottom. It has handles made of braided flax-fibre.[11] The Otago Museum holds a kete, whatu huruhuru, made by Hetet using flax fibre and pheasant feathers.[12]
Honours and awards
Hetet was appointed a
Hetet was made a life member of the Māori Women's Welfare League.
In 2017, Hetet was selected as one of the Royal Society Te Apārangi's "150 women in 150 words", celebrating the contributions of women to knowledge in New Zealand.[19]
Exhibitions
- Contemporary Maori Art, Waikato Museum of Art and History, Hamilton (1976)[7]
- Exhibition (1978) at the Dowse Gallery, Lower Hutt
- Craft New Zealand, Europe (1978–1980)[7]
- Rangimarie Hetet and Diggeress Te Kanawa: Korowai Weavers, Waikato Museum of Art and History, Hamilton (1979)[7]
- South Pacific Festival, Port Moresby Museum, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (1980)[7]
- Feathers and Fibre, Rotorua Art Gallery, Rotorua (1982)[7]
- Exhibition (1994), Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa[4]
- E Nga Uri Whakatupu - Weaving Legacies: Dame Rangimarie Hetet and Diggeress Te Kanawa, Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato. (2014)[20]
References
- ^ a b c d e Putaranui, Atawhai. "Rangimarie Hetet". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ OCLC 29192742.
- ^ "Tuheka Taonui Hetet | 28th Maori Battalion". 28th Māori Battalion. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ a b c d Putaranui, Atawhai (August 2011). "Hetet, Rangimārie". Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- OCLC 727985796.
- ^ a b Meduna, Veronica (November–December 2020). "The Unbroken Thread". New Zealand Geographic. 166.
- ^ ISBN 0477037003.
- ^ "Royal Society Te Apārangi - Rangimārie Hetet". royalsociety.org.nz. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
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- ^ a b "A Celebration of Age and Tradition, 1990. Four generations of weavers, Ohaki Village, Waitomo". Sarjeant Gallery Whanganui. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- Wikidata Q104706202.
- Wikidata Q104707725
- ^ "No. 45985". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 2 June 1973. p. 6509.
- ^ "No. 49769". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 16 June 1984. p. 2.
- ^ "No. 52953". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 13 June 1992. p. 29.
- ^ "The New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal 1993 – register of recipients". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-909010-00-3.
- ^ "1992 Governor-General Award". Aotearoa Moananui a Kiwa Weavers. 17: 7. January 1993.
- ^ "Rangimārie Hetet". Royal Society Te Apārangi. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ "Major Exhibition Celebrates New Zealand's Finest Traditional Maaori Weavers". Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato. Retrieved 13 June 2015.