Meet Isaac Te Awa
Isaac started weaving in his teens then reignited his passion for taaniko and kākahu when he joined HSOMA from Australia 4 years ago.
Lillian Hetet-Owen talked with Isaac from Te Papa where he works as a museum curator - Mātauranga Māori.
In this candid and insightful interview, Isaac shares:
Lillian Hetet-Owen talked with Isaac from Te Papa where he works as a museum curator - Mātauranga Māori.
In this candid and insightful interview, Isaac shares:
- what it's like to weave a korowai from muka
- how he overcame the challenges of kākahu weaving
- how being a weaver helps him in is his role as Curator - Matauranga Māori for Te Papa
Interview questions
![Taaniko poi woven by Isaac Te Awa](https://lwfiles.mycourse.app/62a759511e9e2fbf212d6100-public/f7a03b217f76a0debeaef4abe38bf354.png)