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Definition of kowhaiwhai in English: kowhaiwhainounkəˈfʌɪfʌɪ mass nounNZ Painted ornamentation in Maori art, typically made up of geometric swirls. his work is known for glittery kowhaiwhai and wallpaper patterns Example sentencesExamples - I love in recent years how it increasingly boldly speaks across cultures and traditions while still being firmly rooted in extending the kowhaiwhai pattern of mangopare.
- He has fashioned a unique identity for himself in his exploration of the relevance of kowhaiwhai painting here today.
- The council's kowhaiwhai pattern will be sandblasted around its lower section
- The mangopare kowhaiwhai design on the rafters represents a hammerhead shark, a species which is very hard to kill and has become the symbol of bravery.
- His work followed that of his great-grandfather, who adopted European and American influences in his kowhaiwhai work on East Coast whare nui.
- The review really opened up the work for me, in relation to conventions of kowhaiwhai.
- Her garment Toi Aotearoa, inspired by the patterns in carving, weaving and kowhaiwhai (Maori painted scroll ornamentation), is also a finalist in the South Pacific section at the World of Wearable Art awards.
- You'll see different kowhaiwhai forms coming through.
- Kowhaiwhai lends itself to being able to interweave the social, political and economic forces we face today in Aotearoa.
- Lines of scripture, the great white bird Taiamai, kowhaiwhai painting and gang patches are elegantly arrayed across fields of utter blackness in these works, a blackness that points both to creation and apocalypse.
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