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Scoop
a day ago
- General
- Scoop
An Important Guide To Patterns For Traditional Māori Designs Comes Back Into Print After Many Years
Press Release – Oratia Books The handy guide provides a detailed exploration of important patterns used in Mori architecture and textiles, focusing on the intricate designs of rafter carving, tniko weaving and tukutuku panels. In the more than 80 years since Māori Rafter & Tāniko Designs first saw the light of day, the book's clear text and sumptuous colour patterns have served legions of readers and craftspeople. Now Oratia Books is bringing this classic work by W.J Phillipps back into print, enabling a new generation to access a work that until now had been hard to source. The handy guide provides a detailed exploration of important patterns used in Māori architecture and textiles, focusing on the intricate designs of rafter carving, tāniko weaving and tukutuku panels. With an all-new layout, updated text elements including macrons, and inclusion of new colour illustrations, the new edition aims to help readers easily access the designs. That supports the aim Phillipps outlined in his introduction, namely 'to analyse Māori rafter patterns and discuss their component parts in such a manner that a clearer understanding and a greater appreciation of them will be the result.' Māori Rafter & Tāniko Designs goes on sale in June in good bookstores nationwide. The author William John (W.J.) Phillipps was born in Oamaru in 1893. In 1915, he joined the staff of the Dominion Museum (now Te Papa Tongarewa), Wellington, where he worked as an ethnologist, ichthyologist, ornithologist and scientific illustrator. During a career that spanned five decades, he published some 200 scientific papers and authored several books in the fields of zoology and anthropology. He passed away in 1967.
Scoop
a day ago
- General
- Scoop
An Important Guide To Patterns For Traditional Māori Designs Comes Back Into Print After Many Years
In the more than 80 years since Māori Rafter & Tāniko Designs first saw the light of day, the book's clear text and sumptuous colour patterns have served legions of readers and craftspeople. Now Oratia Books is bringing this classic work by W.J Phillipps back into print, enabling a new generation to access a work that until now had been hard to source. The handy guide provides a detailed exploration of important patterns used in Māori architecture and textiles, focusing on the intricate designs of rafter carving, tāniko weaving and tukutuku panels. With an all-new layout, updated text elements including macrons, and inclusion of new colour illustrations, the new edition aims to help readers easily access the designs. That supports the aim Phillipps outlined in his introduction, namely 'to analyse Māori rafter patterns and discuss their component parts in such a manner that a clearer understanding and a greater appreciation of them will be the result.' Māori Rafter & Tāniko Designs goes on sale in June in good bookstores nationwide. The author William John (W.J.) Phillipps was born in Oamaru in 1893. In 1915, he joined the staff of the Dominion Museum (now Te Papa Tongarewa), Wellington, where he worked as an ethnologist, ichthyologist, ornithologist and scientific illustrator. During a career that spanned five decades, he published some 200 scientific papers and authored several books in the fields of zoology and anthropology. He passed away in 1967.
The Guardian
4 days ago
- Science
- The Guardian
Three giant ‘doomsday fish' wash up in one week, but harbinger of calamity a damp squib, say experts
Bad luck comes in threes, according to the saying. And this week three ethereal oarfish, nicknamed 'the doomsday fish', have washed up on the shores of Australia and New Zealand. Two headless specimens were found near Dunedin and Christchurch on New Zealand's South Island, following the discovery of an oarfish on Tasmania's west coast on Monday. But scientists say there is no evidence of any link between oarfish sightings and imminent natural disaster. Earlier in the week, an oarfish was found near the small coastal settlement of Aramoana, north of Dunedin. Another, washed up on Thursday at a stony beach near Birdlings Flat, a 45-minute drive from Christchurch. Andrew Stewart, the curator of fishes at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, described the fish as 'beautiful' and 'otherworldly', with their 'purply-blue, silver and crimson' colours. The museum had investigated collecting one of these 'magnificent and ethereal-looking fish', but seagulls arrived first and demolished their heads. Sign up to get climate and environment editor Adam Morton's Clear Air column as a free newsletter That was disappointing because heads contained a lot of key features, Stewart said, such as earbones, teeth and gill rakers. Otherwise, he said, 'when you've got an oarfish, you've got 8 metres in which every metre looks like every other metre – just rinse and repeat.' Stewart said there were about 20 confirmed records of oarfish sightings in New Zealand. Oarfish were probably the origin of sea serpent legends, he said. Although, there was little basis for their reputation as a harbinger of doom, given a peer-reviewed study in 2019 found no link between the appearance of oarfish and the arrival of earthquakes. A/Prof Nick Ling, a fish ecologist from the University of Waikato, said sightings of oarfish are relatively rare. 'They live in the open ocean at significant depths and people just don't encounter them. So because of that, they're almost impossible to study.' Oarfish, considered the longest bony fish in the world, hang vertically in the water and move by rippling their anal and dorsal fins, he said. 'They're really beautiful fish,' Ling said. 'It's an extraordinary kind of lifestyle, just kind of hanging there, vertical in mid-water, presumably waiting for your food to happen along.'
Time Out Dubai
30-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out Dubai
Time's running out to see Sharjah Biennial 16
One of the biggest contemporary art exhibitions in the UAE is ending soon, so it's time to carve out some time this weekend. Sharjah Biennial 16, under the title to carry will come to a close on Sunday June 15. Until then, you can see the works in multiple venues across the city in everything from heritage buildings to public courtyards at Sharjah City, Al Hamriyah, Al Dhaid, Kalba and more. Image courtesy of Sharjah Art Foundation What is it? With more than 650 works by over 190 artists and over 200 brand-new commissions, it's a rich, multi-voiced conversation, spread across the city in everything from heritage buildings to public courtyards. Curated by five voices from different backgrounds and practices, the experience is all about allowing the art, thoughts and conversations to unfold. Exploring the exhibition There are free guided tours available, whether you're going solo or as part of a group. Sign up for a free tour here: You can even hop on a free Sunday shuttle from Al Mureijah Square at 2pm, with routes heading to both Kalba and Al Hamriyah. That's your transport and your tour sorted. Michael Parekōwhai, He Kōrero Pūrākau mo Te Awanui o Te Motu: Story of a New Zealand river, 2011. Collection of Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Image courtesy of Sharjah Art Foundation. Photo: Danko Stjepanovic Play Michael Parekōwhai's Steinway grand piano There are also unexpected surprises, like He Kōrero Pūrākau mo Te Awanui o Te Motu: Story of a New Zealand river which features a carved Steinway grand piano by artist Michael Parekōwhai. And it's just for show, trained pianists can actually book a slot to play it, activating the sculpture through their own interpretation. Book your slots on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays until June 15, 2025. Image courtesy of Sharjah Art Foundation Listen to the exhibition For those who prefer a more relaxed kind of art immersion, there's always Biennial Bytes 2, the podcast offering behind-the-scenes chats with participating artists. Episodes drop every Monday on Apple, Spotify, Anghami, Google and other podcast platforms, or you can catch up via And when you're ready for a break, head to Fen Café & Restaurant for a snack or browse the Sharjah Art Shops for souvenirs and books. A little something to carry home with you, perhaps? Entry to Sharjah Biennial 16 is completely free, and doors are open Saturday to Thursday from 9am to 9pm, and on Fridays from 4pm to 9pm. See you there?
Yahoo
22-04-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
Glacial Glass Squid Filmed for the First Time In This Beautiful Footage
In January, the Schmidt Ocean Institute was on a research expedition in the Bellingshausen Sea near Antarctica. It was a once-in-a-lifetime trip, because a massive slab of an iceberg had just calved off the George VI ice shelf and it was the first time scientists were able to have a look at what goes on down there in the hours and days after a calving event of that size. While they found many interesting things floating around down there, a few stood out. The one that stood out the most was the first-ever footage of an exceedingly rare creature called the Galiteuthis glacialis, a glacial glass squid to the layperson. The expedition, which took place over 35 days, had deep-sea expert named Dr. Thom Linley from the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa along for the ride. As he was poring over the feed from the ROV making its way along the never-before-seen piece of seafloor, he spotted the glacial glass squid. At 2,254 feet deep, he was sure that he was the watching the first footage of a live specimen ever. 'In the footage,' a press release reads, 'the transparent G. glacialis positions its arms loosely above its head, similar to the cockatoo pose commonly observed in other glass squids… G. glacialis is a glass squid species that has never been seen alive in its natural environment before.' Amazingly, the glacial glass squid wasn't the only first-ever footage the researchers managed to catch. They also filmed the very first footage of a colossal squid. It's a testament to just how much there is to learn about our planet. 'The first sighting of two different squids on back-to-back expeditions is remarkable and shows how little we have seen of the magnificent inhabitants of the Southern Ocean,' said Schmidt Ocean Institute's executive director, Dr. Jyotika Virmani. 'Fortunately, we caught enough high-resolution imagery of these creatures to allow the global experts, who were not on the vessel, to identify both species.'
