UC Research Profile - University of Canterbury

Dr Patricia Te Arapo Wallace

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Department: Aotahi School of Māori and Indigenous Studies

Email: patricia.wallace@canterbury.ac.nz

Phone: +64 3 364 2987 ext. 92240

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Language: English

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Research / Creative works

Fields of Research

Recovery of indigenous Maori science and technologies
Traditional Māori dress and appearance
Māori and Pacific material culture, particularly clothing and textiles
Māori arts
Fibre & textile arts
Māori women's studies

Researcher Summary

Patricia has a wide range of interests. In 1998 she instigated the planting of the Pa Harakeke on campus, and in 2003 she initiated the MAOR114/ARTH108 Summer school course ‘Nga Mahi a Ringa’, to encourage Maori and other Pacific Island students into research, via their material culture. Recently she undertook research of the Oceanic collection donated by John Macmillan Brown to the Canterbury Museum, and spent three years as contracted researcher for a FRST funded project with Te Roopu Raranga Whatu o Aotearoa, gathering traditional tikanga about the harvesting of kiekie and other weaving resources. She has been involved with Nga Puna Waihanga for a number of years, also edits the Maori Weavers national newsletter.

Subject Area: Disciplines

Indigenous Studies: Indigenous Studies
Māori Knowledge and Development: Māori Knowledge/Culture
Visual Arts and Crafts: Raranga

Resources

Staff webpage

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Research/Scholarly/Creative Works

Journal Articles

Wallace PT., Anderson G., Jenkin R. and Horry D. (2015) A response to the article, 'A possible pre-Tasman canoe landing site, or tauranga waka, in Golden Bay, South Island, New Zealand', by Rüdiger Mack and Rosanne Hawarden, Bulletin of the Australasian Institute for Maritime Archaeology (2014), 38: 111-124. Bulletin of the Australasian Institute for Maritime Archaeology 39: 133-138.

Wallce PT. (2009) Jack, Queen, King: Playing Cards as Influence of Empire? Context 19(Nov 2009): 43-48.

Wallace P. (2006) Te kōtuitanga o neherā: neolithic needlework in Aotearoa. Records of the Canterbury Museum 20: 79-86.

Wallace P. (2006) Traditional Maori dress: recovery of a seventeenth century style. Pacific Arts: the Journal of the Pacific Arts Association 1: 54-64.

Edited Volumes

Wallace P. (2003) Puawaitanga o te Ringa: Fruits of our busy hands. Christchurch: Christchurch City Libraries. 28pp.

Chapters

Wallace P. (2011) Ko te Pūtaiao, te Ao o ngā Tūpuna: Ancestral Māori Scientific Practice. In Tamarapa A (Ed.), Whatu Kākahu: Māori Cloaks: 45-60. Wellington: Te Papa Press.

Wallace P. (2010) Introduction to Māori Dress. In Maynard M (Ed.), Berg Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion, Volume 7: Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands: 249-259. Oxford and New York: Berg. http://dx.doi.org/10.2752/BEWDF/EDch7038a.

Wallace PTA. (2007) He whatu ariki - he kura, he waero: Chiefly threads - red and white. In Labrum B; McKergow F; Gibson S (Ed.), Looking Flash: Clothing in Aotearoa New Zealand: 12-27. Auckland: Auckland University Press.

Wallace P. (2000) Imaginary Truth or Truthful Imagery?: The Artistic Integrity of Early Images of Maori Dress. In Harper J (Ed.), Pre/dictions: The Role of Art at the End of the Millennium: 223-228. Wellington: Victoria University of Wellington.

Conference Contributions - Published

Te Arapo Wallace P. (2010) Whaia Tō Te Rangi. NgÄ Pae o te MÄramatanga, Auckland, New Zealand: 4th International Traditional Knowledge Conference: Kei Muri i te Awe Kāpara he Tangata Kē Recognising, Engaging, Understanding Difference, 6-9 Jun 2010. In Proceedings of the 4th International Traditional Knowledge Conference: 373-380.

Wallace PT. (2009) Changing usage of kiekie (Freycinetia banksii) and challenges to sustainability. Dunedin, New Zealand: Combined (NZ and AUS) Conference of The Textile Institute, 15-17 Apr 2009. In Natural Fibres in Australasia: Proceedings of the Combined (NZ and AUS) Conference of The Textile Institute, Dunedin 15-17 April: 127-131.

Wallace P. (2007) Ngā tipu raranga mō tua ake: Weaving as a means of measuring wellness. Wellington, New Zealand: Matauranga Taketake: Traditional Knowledge 2006, 14-17 Jun 2006. In Indigenous Indicators of Well-being: Perspectives, Practices, Solutions: 187-190.

Wallace PTA. (2007) Exploring the Interface of Science and Mātauranga Māori. Wellington, New Zealand: Transformations 2007: Composing the nation: ideas, peoples, histories, languages, cultures, economies, 27-28 Aug 2007. In http://www.humanitiesresearch.net/news/exploring_the_interface_of_science_and_matauranga_maori.

Wallace P. (2001) Te niho o te taniwha: Bridging the Gap between Eastern Polynesian and Maori, or the Pacific Tooth Fetish. Kamuela, Hawai'i: 5th International Conference on Easter Island and the Pacific, 7 Aug 2000. In Pacific 2000: Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Easter Island and the Pacific: 293-297.

Conference Contributions - Other

Wallace PTA. (2018) A new age hinemoana. Samoa: Pacific Chapter of the Pacific Arts Association Symposium, ‘Making the Invisible Visible’, 27 Nov-1 Dec 2018.

Wallace PTA. (2017) 'Colour on Cloth – the Māori way'. Glasgow and Edinburgh, UK: Colour on Cloth’ Pasold Research Fund Conference, 10-11 Apr 2017.

Wallace PTA. (2017) Feathered Finery: towards a better understanding of two unusual garments in ethnological collections. Glasgow, UK: Museum Ethnographers Group (MEG) Conference, Cloth and Costume in Ethnographic Museums: New Directions in Research, Care & Interpretation, 5-6 Apr 2017.

Wallace PTA. (2017) Sharing recent research. . Purekireki Marae, Pirongia, New Zealand: Kahui Kaitiaki Hui, 18-19 Oct 2017.

Wallace PTA. and Dovhun Nurse L. (2017) A Cambridge Conundrum: challenging assumptions. Glasgow, UK: Museum Ethnographers Group (MEG) Conference, Cloth and Costume in Ethnographic Museums: New Directions in Research, Care & Interpretation, 5-6 Apr 2017.

Wallace PTA. (2016) He Kahu Raranga: just another shaggy Maori mat? Auckland, New Zealand: PAA XIth International Symposium, 14-17 Mar 2017.

Wallace PTA. (2016) Not your common garden daisy – but a ‘common mountain daisy’? Wellington, New Zealand: Nature Now - Costume and Textile Association of New Zealand (CTANZ) Symposium, 7-8 Jul 2016.

Wallace PTA. (2016) Tapa on Tāniko and other unusual things. Takapuwahia Marae, Porirua, New Zealand: Kahui Kaitiaki Hui, 5-7 Oct 2016.

Wallace PT. (2015) He huruhuru te manu ka rere - Birds need feathers to fly. Dunedin, New Zealand: Costume and Textiles Association New Zealand, 24-25 Apr 2015.

Wallace PT. (2015) Secrets of the Cards: Stories within Stories. Vienna, Austria: 21st Annual Conference of New Zealand Studies Association (NZSA), 1-4 Jul 2015.

Wallace PT. (2015) Weaving Experiments: sharing strands that enabled the recovery of forgotten techniques. Nuku'alofa, Tonga: Pacific Arts Association, Pacific Chapter Conference, 29 Sep-4 Oct 2015.

Wallace PTA. (2014) Te Piu o te Pakanga - Swinging into battle. Auckland, New Zealand: 13th Annual Symposium of the Costume & Textile Association of New Zealand (2014 CTANZ Symposium), 30-31 May 2014.

Wallace PTA. (2013) Hair of the Dog. Vancouver, Canada: Pacific Arts Association's (PAA) XI International Symposium, 6-9 Aug 2013.

Wallace PTA. (2013) He kohinga korowai: A collection of Korowai. Auckland, New Zealand: 11th Annual Symposium of the Costume & Textile Association of New Zealand, 22-23 Mar 2013.

Wallace PTA. (2013) Toi Maori: The Eternal Thread (seeking knowledge, friendship and understanding through culture). Vancouver, Canada: Pacific Arts Association's 11th International Symposium, 6-9 Aug 2013.

Wallace PTA. (2012) Fabricating Fashion? Curating and Creating Pacific Fibre Arts and Adornments. Norwich, UK: Fijian Art Research Project Workshop: Fabricating Fashion?, 1-2 Oct 2012.

Wallace PTA. (2012) From Kete Kumara to Kete Whakairo. Nelson, New Zealand: 11th Annual Symposium of the Costume & Textile Association of New Zealand, 20-21 Jul 2012.

Wallace PTA. (2012) The rise and demise of the kahu kurī - the traditional Māori dogskin cloak. Sweden: Pasold Research Fund Conference 2012: Innovation Before the Modern: Cloth and Clothing in the Early Modern World, 27-29 Sep 2012.

Wallace PTA. (2012) Tuitui kākahu, Me kauhi rānei koe, Ki te huruhuru kākāpō pū mai o te tonga. Christchurch, New Zealand: 2012 Māori Association of Social Science (MASS) Conference, 28-30 Nov 2012.

Wallace PTA. (2012) Weaving Māori voices from the past? Edinburgh, UK: Museum Ethnographers Group Annual Conference (MEG), 16-17 Apr 2012.

Wallace P. (2011) Textiles as Tellers of Tales. Te Papa, Wellington, New Zealand: 2011 Māori and Pacific Textile Symposium, 10-11 Jun 2011.

Wallace P. (2010) Māori Weaving: 'Hanging by a Thread?'. Lower Hutt, New Zealand: 9th Annual New Zealand Costume & Textile Association Symposium, 12-13 Jun 2010.

Wallace P. (2010) Museum relationships - from a researcher's perspective. Rotorua, New Zealand: Te Roopu Raranga Whatu o Aotearoa Indigenous Weavers Invitational (IWI) Weaving Symposium, 8-13 Jan 2010.

Wallace P. (2010) Setting Text and Textiles into Context. Akaroa, New Zealand: Te Rōpū Whakahau Hui-ā-Tau 2010 (Māori Librarians' Annual Hui), 17-20 Mar 2010.

Wallace P. (2010) The Humpty-Dumpty factor: extracting indigenous technology from crushed eggshells. University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand: Contemporary Ethnography Across the Disciplines (CEAD) Hui, 17-19 Nov 2010.

Wallace P. (2010) The Riddle of the Raranga Raincapes. Rarotonga, Cook Islands: Pacific Arts Association's 10th International Symposium, 9-11 Aug 2010.

Te Arapo Wallace P. (2009) Reclaiming indigenous science and technologies in Aotearoa New Zealand. Brisbane, Australia: Asia-Pacific Science, Technology and Society Network Conference 2009: Our Lands, Our Waters, Our Peoples, 23-25 Nov 2009.

Wallace PT. (2009) Jack Queen King: Playing Cards as Influence of Empire. Napier, New Zealand: Empire Costume & Textiles Symposium: 8th Annual Symposium of the Costume and Textile Association of New Zealand, 30 May-1 Jun 2009.

Wallace P. (2007) A Māori 'cloak button' or something else? One example of collaborative challenge for ethnologist, researcher, curator et al. Musée du quai Branly, Paris, France: Pacific Arts Association's (PAA's) IX International Symposium, 5-7 Jul 2007.

Wallace P. (2007) Tapa on Taniko - pre 1800 evidence of connecting cultures. Auckland Museum, Auckland, New Zealand: 6th Annual Symposium of the New Zealand Costume and Textile Section of the Auckland Museum Institute (NZC&TS), 9-11 Mar 2007.

Wallace P. (2007) Uncovering an Indigenous Māori leather working Technology. Hanmer Springs, New Zealand: 53rd Annual New Zealand Archaeological Association (NZAA) Conference: Archaeology in Isolation, 6-10 Jun 2007.

Wallace PTA. (2007) Exploring the Interface of Science and Mātauranga Māori. Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand: Transformations 2007: Composing the nation: ideas, peoples, histories, languages, cultures, economies, 27-28 Aug 2007.

Wallace P. (2006) Hei tawhiriwhiri pea? A perfumed pendant recovered? University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand: Te Moana-Nui-A-Kiwa (The Great Ocean Of Kiwa-Oceania) 17th Biennial Conference of the Pacific History Association, 7-10 Dec 2006.

Wallace P. (2006) Project TRRW0301 'Ngā Tipu Raranga Mo Tua Ake': Protecting our plant resources. Wellington, New Zealand: Matauranga Taketake: Traditional Knowledge 2006 - Indigenous Indicators of Well-Being: Perspectives, Practices, Solutions, 14-17 Jun 2006.

Wallace P. (2006) Tapa, taniko and kirimanu. University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand: Te Moana-Nui-A-Kiwa (The Great Ocean Of Kiwa-Oceania) 17th Biennial Conference of the Pacific History Association, 7-10 Dec 2006.

Wallace P. (2002) Māori Cultural Heritage: We know it all already - or do we? Hamilton, New Zealand: 5th Joint Conference on Preservation of Ancient Cultures and Globalisation, 1 Jan 2000.

Wallace P. (2001) Te Kotuitanga o Nehera: Neolithic needlework in Aotearoa. Christchurch, New Zealand: New Zealand History Association Conference, 1 Dec 2000.

Wallace P. (2000) A New Zealand Warrior in his Proper Dress, and Completly Armed, to their Manner': Checking out the Chequered Dog Skin Cloak. Brisbane, Australia: Art Association of Australia and New Zealand (AAANZ) Conference, 6 Dec 2000.

Wallace P. (2000) The Pacific Tooth Fetish. Wellington, New Zealand: Waka: Pacific Communities 2000, 28 Jul 2000.

Oral Presentations

Wallace PTA. (2012) Introduction to Māori sewing. Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington, New Zealand: Kahu Ora Floortalk.

Wallace PTA. (2012) Rise and Demise of Kahu Kuri. Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington, New Zealand: Kahu Ora Floortalk.

Wallace PTA. (2012) Unpicking the elements of 1848.1.64. Stockholm, Sweden: Etnografiska Museet Staff Seminar.

Wallace PTA. (2012) What can we learn about the people from Dutch accounts & images? Seminar of Abel Tasman Scholars The Netherlands Ambassador, Mr Arie van der Wiel, is hosting a seminar of invited scholars in Nelson, to discuss unanswered questions about exactly what happened when Abel Tasman’s voyage of discovery reached New Zeal.

Wallace P. (2011) An Interdisciplinary Approach: Research Combining Indigenious and Western Art History Methodologies. Alberta College of Art + Design, Calgary, Canada: Visiting Scholar Talk.

Wallace P. (2011) Introduction to Indigenous Textiles Arts in Aotearoa New Zealand: Maori Weaving and Textiles. Alberta College of Art + Design, Calgary, Canada: Visiting Scholar Talk.

Wallace P. (2011) Tradition and Change in the Maori Arts of Aotearoa, New Zealand. Alberta College of Art + Design, Calgary, Canada: Annual Fridhandler Lecture on Non Western Visual Art Practice.

Wallace P. (2010) Ideas of Traditional Maori Fashion and Style - sez who? Invercargill, New Zealand: Invited talk at the Fashion & Design Southern Institute of Technology.

Wallace P. (2010) Traditional Maori Dress. Christchurch, New Zealand: Canterbury Workers Educational Association (WEA) Lectures.

Te Arapo Wallace P. (2009) Cultural Treasures: traditionally woven M?ori Cloaks. Los Angeles, CA, USA: Guest Lecture at Fowler Textile Council, UCLA, 10 Sep 2009.

Wallace P. (2009) An Introduction to Māori Weaving. Centre for New Zealand Studies, Birkbeck, University of London, UK: Centre for New Zealand Studies Event - Season Four (Part 1), 01 Sep 2009.

Wallace PTA. (2008) From Harakeke to Huaki. National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, Australia: Pacific Arts: Highlights from the National Gallery of Australia Collection.

Wallace PTA. (2008) Kitenga hou: New Ways of Seeing. University of Otago: Otago Polytechnic Open Public Lecture.

Wallace P. (2003) Māori Weaving, Past, Present and Future. Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Australia: 12 Oct 2005.

Wallace P. (2003) Te Kotuitanga o nehera: Neolithic Needlework in Aotearoa. Canterbury Museum, Christchurch, New Zealand: 2003 W.S. Baverstock Memorial Lecture.

Wallace P. (2001) Researching Traditional Māori Dress. Kokohinau Marae, Te Teko: Te Roopu Raranga/Whatu O Aotearoa National Hui, 03 Jul 2003.

Theses / Dissertations

Wallace EP. (2002) Traditional Maori Dress: Rediscovering Forgotten Elements of Pre-1820 Practice. Christchurch, New Zealand. University of Canterbury.

Other

Tamarapa A. and Wallace P. (2013) Māori clothing and adornment – kākahu Māori. [Online article].

Te Arapo Wallace P. (2009) Early Maori cloaks found in the US. 1 Nov 2009 Radio New Zealand National. [Radio Interview].

Wallace PTA. (2007) Pacific Encounters - Art and Divinity in Polynesia 1760-1860. The Contemporary Pacific 19(2): 657-661. [Exhibition Review].

Wallace P. (2003) Ko maru*, te timatanga: beginnings of Maori clothing. Oxford: Forster Collection Website Project.