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| birth_date = 1928
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| birth_place = Ruatoria, New Zealand
| birth_place = [[Ruatoria]], New Zealand
| death_date = 2008
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| death_place = [[Harataunga]], New Zealand
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| alma_mater = [[Massey University]]<br>[[Auckland College of Education|Auckland Teachers' College]]
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| known_for = Carving
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| spouse = Hinemoa Harrison
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| awards = * 1991: Honorary Doctorate of Literature, University of Auckland
| awards = Honorary [[Doctor of Letters|LittD]], University of Auckland <small>(1991)</small><br>
* 1997: Te Tohu mō Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu: Supreme Award, [[Creative New Zealand]]
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'''Pakaariki "Paki" Harrison''' {{post-nominals|country=NZL|QSO|size=85%}} (6 July 1928 – 29 December 2008) was a New Zealand master carver from [[Ngāti Porou]]. He is regarded as one of New Zealand’s greatest carvers.<ref name = 'ara'>{{cite web|title=Master Carver Pakariki Harrison|url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/video/30504/master-carver-pakariki-harrison|website=Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand|accessdate=26 January 2015}}</ref>

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'''Dr Pakaariki "Paki" Harrison''' (1928–2008) was a [[New Zealand]] master carver from [[Ngāti Porou]]. He is regarded as one of New Zealand’s greatest carvers.<ref name = 'ara'>{{cite web|title=Master Carver Pakariki Harrison|url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/video/30504/master-carver-pakariki-harrison|website=Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand|accessdate=26 January 2015}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
Harrison was born in Ruatoria and is the eldest of 21 children. He was raised by his grandmother [[Materoa Reedy]] and attended Hiruhārama Native School.<ref name = 'walker'>{{cite book|last1=Walker|first1=Ranginui|title=Tohunga Whakairo: Paki Harrison|date=2008|publisher=Penguin Books|location=Auckland NZ|isbn=9780143010067}}</ref> Whilst attending [[Te Aute College]], Harrison was introduced to carving by master carver, [[Pine Taiapa]] who became a lifelong influence.<ref name = 'icon'>{{cite web|title=Dr Pakariki Harrison - Carver|url=http://www.thearts.co.nz/artist_page.php&aid=11&type=bio|website=The Arts Foundation of New Zealand|accessdate=26 January 2015}}</ref> He was educated at [[Massey University]] and [[Auckland Teachers College]].<ref name = 'walker'/>
Harrison was born in [[Ruatoria]], the eldest of 21 children. He was raised by his grandmother [[Materoa Reedy]] and attended Hiruhārama Native School.<ref name = 'walker'>{{cite book|last1=Walker|first1=Ranginui|title=Tohunga Whakairo: Paki Harrison|date=2008|publisher=Penguin Books|location=Auckland NZ|isbn=9780143010067}}</ref> Whilst attending [[Te Aute College]], Harrison was introduced to carving by master carver, [[Pine Taiapa]] who became a lifelong influence.<ref name = 'icon'>{{cite web|title=Dr Pakariki Harrison - Carver|url=http://www.thearts.co.nz/artist_page.php&aid=11&type=bio|website=The Arts Foundation of New Zealand|accessdate=26 January 2015}}</ref> He was educated at [[Massey University]] and [[Auckland Teachers College]].<ref name = 'walker'/>


==Carving==
==Carving==
Professor [[Ranginui Walker]] writes that Harrison possessed ‘immense knowledge about the traditional arts of the carver, extending way beyond the actual physical arts to include its most ancient aspects - the symbolism contained in māori art - to its role in transmitting old tribal history'.<ref name = 'walker'/> Harrison wrote, taught and researched the art of Māori carving.<ref name = 'ara'/> With the support of his wife Hinemoa, Harrison supervised the construction of ten carved wharenui including:
[[File:WaipapaMarae.jpg|right|thumb|Tānenuiārangi, Waipapa Marae]][[Ranginui Walker]] writes that Harrison possessed "immense knowledge about the traditional arts of the carver, extending way beyond the actual physical arts to include its most ancient aspects - the symbolism contained in Māori art - to its role in transmitting old tribal history".<ref name = 'walker'/> Harrison wrote, taught and researched the art of Māori carving.<ref name = 'ara'/> With the support of his wife Hinemoa, Harrison supervised the construction of ten carved wharenui including: Te Waiariki at Whaiora marae, [[Ōtara]] (1977); Te Ōtāwhao at Te Awamutu College (1985); Tānenuiārangi at Waipapa marae, [[University of Auckland]] (1988); Rākairoa, Haratuanga marae, [[Kennedy Bay]] (1996); and Ngā Kete Wānanga, [[Manukau Institute of Technology]], Ōtara (1999).<ref>{{cite web|title=Ngā Kete Wānanga Marae|url=https://www.manukau.ac.nz/life-on-campus/public-facilities/marae|website=Manukau Institute of Technology|accessdate=13 June 2015}}</ref>
* 1977 Te Waiariki at Whaiora marae, Ōtara
* 1985 Te Ōtāwhao at Te Awamutu College
* 1988 Tānenuiārangi at Waipapa marae, [[University of Auckland]]
* 1996 Rākairoa, Haratuanga marae, Kennedy’s Bay
* 1999 Ngā Kete Wānanga, Manukau Institute of Technology, Ōtara<ref>{{cite web|title=Ngā Kete Wānanga Marae|url=https://www.manukau.ac.nz/life-on-campus/public-facilities/marae|website=Manukau Institute of Technology|accessdate=13 June 2015}}</ref>


==Recognition==
==Recognition==
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Harrison was awarded an honorary [[Doctor of Letters|LittD]] by the University of Auckland in 1991.<ref name = 'icon'/> In 1997, Harrison and his wife, Hinemoa, received Te Tohu mō Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu: Supreme Award from [[Creative New Zealand]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Te Waka Toi Awards|url=http://www.creativenz.govt.nz/en/results-of-our-work/award-winners/te-waka-toi-awards|website=Creative New Zealand|accessdate=26 January 2015}}</ref>
* 1991 Harrison received an honorary doctorate of Literature from the University of Auckland.<ref name = 'icon'/>

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* 1997 Harrison and his wife, Hinemoa received Te Tohu mō Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu:Supreme Award from [[Creative New Zealand]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Te Waka Toi Awards|url=http://www.creativenz.govt.nz/en/results-of-our-work/award-winners/te-waka-toi-awards|website=Creative New Zealand|accessdate=26 January 2015}}</ref>
In the [[2000 Birthday Honours|2000 Queen's Birthday Honours]] Harrison was appinted a [[Queen's Service Order|Companion of the Queen's Service Order]] for community service.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dpmc.govt.nz/node/389 |title=Queen's Birthday honours list 2000 (including special list for East Timor) |date=5 June 2000 |publisher=Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet |accessdate=8 December 2015}}</ref>
* [[2000 Birthday Honours]] Harrison received the Queen's Service Order

* 2002 Leader of design team for Toi Iho / Māori Made mark for Creative New Zealand.
* 2002 ''He Tohunga Whakairo'' A documentary about Paki Harrison directed by Moana Maniapoto and Toby Mills won best Māori language program at the TV Guide NZ Television Awards.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tohunga Whakairo|url=http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/he-tohunga-whakairo-2002|website=NZ on Screen|accessdate=26 January 2015}}</ref>
In 2002, Harrison was named as the leader of the design team for Toi Iho / Māori Made mark for Creative New Zealand. The same year, ''He Tohunga Whakairo'', a documentary about Harrison, directed by [[Moana Maniapoto]] and Toby Mills, won best Māori language programme at the New Zealand Television Awards.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tohunga Whakairo|url=http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/he-tohunga-whakairo-2002|website=NZ on Screen|accessdate=26 January 2015}}</ref>
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Harrison was named a living icon of New Zealand arts by the [[Arts Foundation of New Zealand]] in 2005.<ref name = 'icon'/> In 2008, a biography of Harrison written by Ranginui Walker, ''Tohunga Whakairo: Paki Harrison, The Story of a Master Carver'' was published by Penguin Books.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Daly-Peoples|first1=John|title=Paki Harrison - carved into history|url=http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/paki-harrison-carved-history-38718|website=National Business Review|accessdate=26 January 2015}}</ref>
* 2005 Harrison received an [[Arts Foundation of New Zealand]] Icon Award.<ref name = 'icon'/>
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* 2008 ''Tohunga Whakairo: Paki Harrison, The Story of a Master Carver'' by Ranginui Walker was published by Penguin Books.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Daly-Peoples|first1=John|title=Paki Harrison -Carved into History|url=http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/paki-harrison-carved-history-38718|website=National Business Review|accessdate=26 January 2015}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->
| NAME = Harrison, Pakaariki
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Harrison, Paki
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = master carver
| DATE OF BIRTH = 1928
| PLACE OF BIRTH = Ruatoria
| DATE OF DEATH = 2008
| PLACE OF DEATH = Harataunga, Kennedy's Bay
}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Harrison, Paki}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Harrison, Paki}}
[[Category:1928 births]]
[[Category:1928 births]]
[[Category:2008 deaths]]
[[Category:Massey University alumni]]
[[Category:Ngāti Porou]]
[[Category:Ngāti Porou]]
[[Category:New Zealand artists]]
[[Category:New Zealand artists]]
[[Category:New Zealand Māori carvers]]
[[Category:New Zealand Māori carvers]]
[[Category:2008 deaths]]
[[Category:Companions of the Queen's Service Order]]

Revision as of 08:31, 8 December 2015

Pakaariki Harrison
QSO
Born(1928-07-06)6 July 1928
Ruatoria, New Zealand
Died29 December 2008(2008-12-29) (aged 80)
Harataunga, New Zealand
Alma materMassey University
Auckland Teachers' College
Known forCarving
SpouseHinemoa Harrison
AwardsHonorary LittD, University of Auckland (1991)
Te Tohu mō Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu: Supreme Award, Creative New Zealand (1997)

Pakaariki "Paki" Harrison QSO (6 July 1928 – 29 December 2008) was a New Zealand master carver from Ngāti Porou. He is regarded as one of New Zealand’s greatest carvers.[1]

Early life

Harrison was born in Ruatoria, the eldest of 21 children. He was raised by his grandmother Materoa Reedy and attended Hiruhārama Native School.[2] Whilst attending Te Aute College, Harrison was introduced to carving by master carver, Pine Taiapa who became a lifelong influence.[3] He was educated at Massey University and Auckland Teachers College.[2]

Carving

Tānenuiārangi, Waipapa Marae

Ranginui Walker writes that Harrison possessed "immense knowledge about the traditional arts of the carver, extending way beyond the actual physical arts to include its most ancient aspects - the symbolism contained in Māori art - to its role in transmitting old tribal history".[2] Harrison wrote, taught and researched the art of Māori carving.[1] With the support of his wife Hinemoa, Harrison supervised the construction of ten carved wharenui including: Te Waiariki at Whaiora marae, Ōtara (1977); Te Ōtāwhao at Te Awamutu College (1985); Tānenuiārangi at Waipapa marae, University of Auckland (1988); Rākairoa, Haratuanga marae, Kennedy Bay (1996); and Ngā Kete Wānanga, Manukau Institute of Technology, Ōtara (1999).[4]

Recognition

Harrison was awarded an honorary LittD by the University of Auckland in 1991.[3] In 1997, Harrison and his wife, Hinemoa, received Te Tohu mō Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu: Supreme Award from Creative New Zealand.[5]

In the 2000 Queen's Birthday Honours Harrison was appinted a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for community service.[6]

In 2002, Harrison was named as the leader of the design team for Toi Iho / Māori Made mark for Creative New Zealand. The same year, He Tohunga Whakairo, a documentary about Harrison, directed by Moana Maniapoto and Toby Mills, won best Māori language programme at the New Zealand Television Awards.[7]

Harrison was named a living icon of New Zealand arts by the Arts Foundation of New Zealand in 2005.[3] In 2008, a biography of Harrison written by Ranginui Walker, Tohunga Whakairo: Paki Harrison, The Story of a Master Carver was published by Penguin Books.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Master Carver Pakariki Harrison". Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  2. ^ a b c Walker, Ranginui (2008). Tohunga Whakairo: Paki Harrison. Auckland NZ: Penguin Books. ISBN 9780143010067.
  3. ^ a b c "Dr Pakariki Harrison - Carver". The Arts Foundation of New Zealand. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Ngā Kete Wānanga Marae". Manukau Institute of Technology. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  5. ^ "Te Waka Toi Awards". Creative New Zealand. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Queen's Birthday honours list 2000 (including special list for East Timor)". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 5 June 2000. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  7. ^ "Tohunga Whakairo". NZ on Screen. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  8. ^ Daly-Peoples, John. "Paki Harrison - carved into history". National Business Review. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
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