NZQA registered unit standard
Title
2561 version 8
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Explain taha wairua to demonstrate cultural awareness in whakairo
6 Credits 15 Level
Purpose This unit standard is for people furthering their knowledge in whakairo. It supplements the Toi Whakairo and
Whakaraupapa Whakairo unit standards.
People credited with this unit standard are able to explain taha wairua through demonstrating knowledge of: traditional concepts and practice; cultural observances; and cosmogonic relationships in whakairo and iwi or hapū tradition.
Classification
Available grade
Entry information
Whakairo > Mana Whakairo
Achieved
Critical health and safety prerequisites
Unit 2560, Apply tikanga-a-iwi to enhance whakairo practice , or demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills.
Recommended skills and knowledge
Unit 2565, Explain aho tangata to demonstrate cultural awareness in whakairo ; and Unit 2568, Explain symbolic representation to demonstrate cultural awareness in whakairo.
Explanatory notes
1 Glossary taha – perspective; way of doing things; tikanga-a-iwi
– tribal cultural practice; aho tangata – lineage; whare pora – house(s) of weaving; whare maire /whare mākutu house(s) of necromancy;
(occult practice); te kete tuātea – symbolic basket of ancestral knowledge; te kete tuāuri – symbolic basket of sacred knowledge; te kete aronui
– symbolic basket of human, earthly or mortal life.
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NZQA registered unit standard 2561 version 8
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2 Mana Whakairo
Tikanga and kawa that underpin the standards in the domain Mana Whakairo relate to specific interpretations and understandings of whakapapa, te reo, symbolism, concepts and representation; and in a whakairo context are quite specific and therefore distinctive from tikanga and kawa in the broader context of Te Ao Māori whānui.
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of traditional concepts and practice in whakairo.
Evidence requirements
1.1 Ritual practice in whakairo is defined by explaining the degree to which tra ditional cultural concepts impact on Māori art that concurs with hapū or iwi traditions.
Range mauri, mana, tapu, noa.
1.2 Ritual practice in whakairo is defined by explaining traditional educational practices associated with Māori art that concurs with hapu or iwi traditions.
Range whare wānanga, whare maire, whare mākutu, whare pora, te kete tuātea, te kete tuāuri, te kete aronui.
Outcome 2
Demonstrate knowledge of cultural observances in whakairo.
Evidence requirements
2.1 Ritual practice in whakairo is defined by explaining the cultural observance peculiar to significant Māori institutions that concurs with hapū or iwi traditions.
Range
Outcome 3 pure, tohi, tangihanga, hahunga, rāhui.
Demonstrate knowledge of cosmogonic relationships in whakairo.
Evidence requirements
3.1 Ritual practice in whakairo is defined by explaining the cosmogonic relationship between architectural entrances and 'rites of passage' that concurs with hapū or iwi traditions.
Range architectural entrances
– pare, kuwaha, waharoa; cosmogonic relationships – te kore, te po, te ao marama, ira atua, ira tangata, te whare tangata, te tatau o te po.
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NZQA registered unit standard 2561 version 8
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Planned review date 31 December 2016
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process Version Date Last Date for Assessment
Registration
Revision
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2
5 December 1995
6 April 1998
N/A
N/A
Revision
Revision
Revision
Review
3
4
5
6
19 April 2000
18 September 2001
11 March 2004
12 December 2008
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Revision 7 21 May 2010 N/A
Rollover 8 21 February 2013 N/A
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