As part of our
Maori Inquiry this term, we have been looking at Maori
Myths and Legends.
Through these stories, we explain the history, culture and values of Maori people.
Maori didn’t have a written language, so information was passed on through spoken narratives. A Myth or Legend is a story that explains a natural phenomena. The legends we have been reading have all had one thing in common...
The Taniwha.
Taniwha can be protectors of people or land or they can be terrifying creatures. After looking at artists different interpretations of the taniwha, we had a go at designing our own. This then led on to sculpting taniwha from clay. We were patting, pounding and shaping all the while developing hand, eye co-ordination and finger and hand muscles. We have some very creative children who have an eye for detail. We then wrote descriptions of our taniwha, deciding which type of personality they might have and their physical features.
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| Shaping our clay |
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| Adding little details |
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| Moulding different features |
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| 'My Taniwha has scales on his back' |
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| A scary face for a scary taniwha |
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