Here are some pictures I took of a family I know recently. They are Maori (indiginous New Zealanders - like myself) and wanted a "flavour" etched through the images highlighting a connection to nature, as well as heritage and looking creative, thank goodness that is not a tall order!! I did it a few weeks ago and whilst I gave the images to them already, It was only this morning when I had to check some of the files for them in follow up when the beauty and simple dignity of the images struck me. 
A day in the park
Posted by Craig Peihopa at Friday, September 26, 2008
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2 comments:
Is the blonde, blue eyed man a Maori???
Is the man with the cloak and stick a chief?
Interesting that the least maori-looking one is wrapped in a traditional cape in the group shot outside the hut.
Anonymous - I don't believe so.
No to the chief, but a Korowai pronounced Cord o why
is a native cloak that is handmade and can be bestowed as a gift, or as a generational keepsake that may or may not have your geneology or history laid within.
The pic you refer to the guy is actually wrapped in a synthetic blanket that just happens to have a Maori motif on it, that's all. It was freezing on the day and they were just keeping warm. That's all.
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