Toi Te Rito Maihi

Toi Te Rito Maihi (b 1937) is a New Zealand weaver, printmaker, painter, educator and writer. She belongs to Ngāti Ipu, Ngāi Te Apata o Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Hao o Taitokerau and the Bland Family of Yorkshire.[1][2]

Maihi has exhibited widely since the 1970s and her work is held in the collections of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and Auckland Art Gallery.[1][3] Considered an expert in her field, she was the master weaver for Kohewhata Marae in Kaikohe and a major contributor for the publication Whatu Kakahu: Māori Cloaks a publication that accompanied Kahu Ora an exhibition held at The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa in 2013.[4][5]

Selected publications

  • Maihi, Toi Te Rito. (2003) Whakaaro aroha. New Zealand.[6]
  • Maihi, Toi Te Rito. (1992) Pakeke! Pakeke! Whalesong Tamakimakaurau.[7]
  • Maihi, Toi te Rito & Lander, Maureen. (2005) He Kete He Kōrero. Reed, Auckland New Zealand.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Toi Te Rito Maihi". Auckland Art Gallery. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Toi Te Rito Maihi". Tuatara Design Store. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Collections Online". Te Papa Tongarewa. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "Toi Te Rito Maihi". Te Kete Ipurangi. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  5. ↑ Smale, Aaron (2012). "Feather, Fibre and Fur" (PDF). Mana Magazine.
  6. ↑ Maihi, Toi (2003). Whaakro aroha. New Zealand: T.T.R.Maihi. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  7. ↑ Maihi, Toi Te Rito (1992). Pakeke! Pakeke! Whalesong. Tamakimakaurau, NZ: IWA. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  8. ↑ Maihi, Toi Te Rito; Lander, Maureen (2005). He Kete He Kōrero. Auckland NZ: Reed. Retrieved 8 January 2015.


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