Wero Tāroi

Wero Tāroi (c.1810–1880),[1] also known as Wero Mahikore and Karu, was a notable New Zealand Māori carver of the Ngāti Tarāwhai iwi. He was born at Lake Ōkataina, in the Rotorua district in New Zealand, and active from about 1860.[2][3] Wero's works include Te Puawai o Te Arawa (the pātaka or storehouse at Auckland Museum), and storehouses such as Tiki-o-Tamamutu at Taupō, Te Puawai-o-Te-Arawa at Maketū, and Tokopikowhakahau at Tāpapa.[2][1]

References

  1. ^ a b Neich, Roger (2004). "Nineteenth to Mid-Twentieth Century Individual Maori Woodcarvers and Their Known Works". Records of the Auckland Museum. 41: 53–86. ISSN 1174-9202. JSTOR 42905870. Wikidata Q58623341.
  2. ^ a b Neich, Roger. "Wero Taroi". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  3. ^ "Unknown".


Stub icon

This article about a New Zealand artist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.