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Three-Color Tukutuku Creation
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Three-Colour Tukutuku Creation
🎨 Part 1: Understanding Tukutuku
1. What is tukutuku?
Traditional Māori woven panels
A type of food
A Māori dance
2. Where would you traditionally find tukutuku panels?
In a marae (meeting house)
In a garden
On a boat
3. Which three colours will we use for our tukutuku creation?
Red
Blue
Black
White
Green
4. What do the colours in tukutuku represent?
Red represents: _________________
Black represents: _________________
White represents: _________________
✏️ Part 2: Planning Your Design
5. Draw your tukutuku pattern design in the box below. Use only red, black, and white colours.
6. Describe the pattern you have chosen and explain why:
7. What materials will you need to create your tukutuku panel?
🔨 Part 3: Creation Process
8. Number the steps for creating your tukutuku in the correct order (1-4):
_____ Weave the coloured strips following your pattern
_____ Plan your design on paper
_____ Cut your red, black, and white strips
_____ Secure the finished edges
9. What is the most important thing to remember when showing respect for Māori culture while creating tukutuku?
10. How will you display or use your finished tukutuku creation?
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