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Title
Carve material surfaces to create Māori art
Level
4
Credits
20
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to carve
material surfaces to create Māori art.
Classification
Whakairo > Toi Whakairo
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Unit 2597, Maintain quality of carving materials used to create
Māori art; Unit 2581, Explain design principles used to
generate two-dimensional Māori design; and Unit 2583, Explain
pattern conventions used to generate whakairo design; or
demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills.
Recommended skills
and knowledge
Explanatory notes
Glossary
Form – a configuration of details that together comprise a visual entity.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Carve material surfaces to create Māori art.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Flat planes are produced using tools in a manner ensuring clean, uniform
surfaces generating sculptural form.
Range
1.2
level and/or undulating.
Surfaces are worked in a manner achieving a range of textured finishes.
Range
including but not limited to – ngao tū, ngao pae, ngao matariki.
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1.3
‘V’ shaped, ‘U’ shaped and square section grooves are produced to ensure
clean finish.
Range
1.4
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rectilinear and/or curvilinear.
Carved pattern is produced by using surface forming techniques in a manner
that concurs with traditional Māori art conventions.
including but not limited to – haehae, pakati, tuara kuri, rauponga,
whakarare, rauru, taratara-a-Kae, taowaru, whakaironui, unaunahi,
ritorito, pūwerewere, ponahi, matakupenga, kiri kiore, pakura,
pikorauru, maui, raperape, koiri, kowhai ngutukura, mangopare,
kowhai ngutukaka, kape rua, puhoro, takarangi.
Range
Planned review date
31 December 2016
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
5 December 1995
31 December 2016
Revision
2
6 April 1998
31 December 2016
Revision
3
19 April 2000
31 December 2016
Revision
4
18 September 2001
31 December 2016
Review
5
19 December 2003
31 December 2016
Review
6
12 December 2008
N/A
Revision
7
21 May 2010
N/A
Rollover
8
21 February 2013
N/A
Revision
9
19 November 2015
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0226
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
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which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
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Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact NZQA Māori Qualifications Services mqs@nzqa.govt.nz if you wish to
suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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