Tauranga Boys’ College
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9 Carving - Wood
9CAR Course DescriptionTeacher in Charge: Richard Apanui.
The aim of this course is to provide students with opportunities to develop basic chisel skills.
Students will learn about 2-3 whakarei (traditional Māori surface patterning), their symbolic representations, how to draw them, apply them to wood and carve them. Whakarei will then be applied to a carving representing ‘whānau’
This is a one term option that leads into Year 10 Whakairo Rākau (10CAR) next year and further enhancement of the skills learnt in year 9.
Course Overview
Term 1
1. Health and safety
2. Ngā karakia
3. Tikanga Māori (cultural practices)
4. Basic Whakarei 5. Design and create a taonga using the whakarei learned
6. Finishing and embellishments
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