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Mana Tangata. [Rangi Te Kanawa, textile conservator].

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2004
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321508
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Year
2004
Reference
321508
Media type
Audio

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Duration
00:07:06
Broadcast Date
21 Jan 2004
Credits
RNZ Collection
Husband, Dale, Interviewer
Te Kanawa, Rangi

Granddaughter of Rangimārie Hetet and daughter of Diggeress Rangituatahi Te Kanawa, both expert weavers, Rangi Te Kanawa studied for years to become a textile conservator in order to preserve her people's taonga. She talks to Dale Husband about her work and spreading the message of conservation.
She and a paper conservator colleague have travelled to marae to deliver workshops on how best to care for taonga. She speaks about the challenges of preserving different Māori textiles.