Edna Pahewa

Edna Pahewa (born 1954)[1] is a New Zealand weaver.[2] She affiliates with the iwi Te Arawa, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, and Tuhourangi.[3][4] Her work is held in the permanent collection of Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.[1]

Edna Pahewa
Born1954
New Zealand
Known forWeaving
Parent(s)
RelativesDawn Smith (sister)

Biography

Pahewa began weaving as a child when she was taught by her Nanny Bub, the younger sister of Rangitīaria Dennan.[3] Pahewa's mother, Emily Schuster, was a renowned weaver, as was her twin sister Dawn Smith, and both women influenced Pahewa. Pahewa was also taught by Diggeress Te Kanawa.[3]

Pahewa has taught weaving at Te Papa o Te Aroha and Te Wananga o Aotearoa, both in Tokoroa.[4] Pahewa is the head weaver at The New Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Institute's Weaving School, Te Rito, located in Rotorua.[5]

She is a member of Te Roopu Raranga Whatu o Aotearoa, the national collective of weavers, and has previously served as the organisation's chairperson.[4] In 2005 while serving as chairperson, Pahewa helped establish the Kāhui Whiritoi group, membership of which formally acknowledges master weavers of New Zealand.[6] She is currently serving as a committee member for the collective.[7] Pahewa is also associated with Toi Māori Aotearoa (Māori Arts New Zealand charitable trust).[8]

In 2020 Pahewa was to represent New Zealand at the 13th Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture in Hawai’i.[9] However this festival has been postponed until June 2024.[10]

References
  1. "Edna Pahewa". tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  2. "Te Arawa legacy inspiring new generations of weavers". NZ Herald. 13 November 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  3. John Reid Turi-Tiakitai (2015), Tū Te Turuturu Nō Hineteiwaiwa Maintaining Cultural Integrity in the Teaching of Māori Weaving (PDF) (in English and Maori), Wikidata Q104709826
  4. "Toi Māori: The Eternal Thread". www.burkemuseum.org. 2006. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  5. "Edna Pahewa – Te Rito weaving school". RNZ. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  6. "Kahui Whiritoi". Toi Maori Aotearoa - Maori Arts New Zealand. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  7. "Te Roopu Raranga Whatu o Aotearoa". Toi Maori Aotearoa - Maori Arts New Zealand. 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  8. Boynton, John (21 October 2017). "Weavers' hui focuses on teaching tikanga". Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  9. "Aotearoa artist delegation and Ka Hao Te Rangatahi youth ambassadors – Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture 2020". Creative NZ. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  10. "The Festival of Pacific Arts & Culture | 13th Festival of Pacific Hawaii, Art & Culture 2020". The Festival of Pacific Arts & Culture. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
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