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Carving does not exist alone, just as a skill. It exists within a whole body of knowledge and that body of knowledge exists and is held by a whole community of people, by a whole nationhood of people.– Rangi Hetet's daughter Lillian Hetet
More on Māori carving
Stolen Māori carvings are reclaimed
More on Māori art
Also directed by Robin Greenberg
Other members of the Hetet whānau feature in this doco
Features another member of the Hetet whānau
More goings-on in Waihi
A team from Waihi competes on the national stage
More at the Dowse Art Museum
Ngāi Tahu artists discuss their work
Another arts documentary directed by Robin Greenberg
Documentary featuring carvers creating pahū (drum)
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