Loading AI tools
New Zealand tā moko artist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Christine Harvey is a New Zealand tā moko (Māori tattoo) artist and teacher.
Christine Harvey | |
---|---|
Born | Christchurch, New Zealand |
Known for | Tā moko |
Children | 5 |
Harvey was born in Christchurch. She has both Moriori and Māori heritage, and belongs to the Māori iwi (tribes) of Ngāti Mutunga o Wharekauri, Te Ātiawa ki Te Tauihu, Ngāti Toa Rangatira, and Kāti Māmoe.[1][2][3][4][5]
Harvey began her career in the mid-1990s;[3] initially she trained as a painter, but became interested in tā moko as a part of her Māori heritage.[6] She was mentored by Māori artist Riki Manuel.[3] The start of her career coincided with a revival of interest in tā moko as an art form and particularly a revival of moko kauae, chin tattoos worn by women.[7] New Zealand news website Stuff has described her as being at the "forefront" of the revival of tā moko.[8]
She has designed and inked traditional tā moko all over New Zealand, and many customers request her work because she is one of few women who practice the art.[3][6][9] She uses modern tools as well as traditional uhi (chisels) carved from bone.[9][8] She was the artist for Ariana Tikao's moko kauae, and Tikao wrote a book about the experience (together with photographs by Matt Calman and Māori language text by Ross Calman) called Mokorua (published by Auckland University Press in 2022).[1][8][2]
Harvey also has some experience in whakairo (traditional Māori carving); in 2021 she was one of eight female Māori artists whose traditional carvings were featured in an online and in-person exhibition held by Toi Māori Aotearoa.[10]
As of 2017[update] Harvey was also working as an art teacher at Te Kura Whakapūmau Te Reo Tūturu ki Waitaha school in Christchurch.[3] She homeschooled her five children,[4] and one of her daughters is also a tā moko artist.[5]
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.