Sunday, October 1, 2017

Whai - String games

Whaea Kelly taught the class some string games, or whai these are known in Maori.

In the early days Whai or Te Whai Wawewawe a Maui was a hand game played with flax string. Room 10 used wool or string and learnt a variety of different 'moves' :






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  1. UnknownJanuary 22, 2022 at 3:58 PM

    Awesome thank you kapai - wonderful job of demonstrating with history and cultural links. Love the old photos !

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