Patricia Te Arapo Wallace is a New Zealand academic specialising in Māori traditional textiles. Of Ngāti Porou descent, she is currently a research associate at the University of Canterbury.
Wallace's PhD thesis, Traditional Maori dress : rediscovering forgotten elements of pre-1820 practice, examined the practises of textile production from the early contact period, based on an examination of artefacts in museums in New Zealand, the UK and America. This is in contrast to traditional practises in Māori textile crafts in which knowledge is developed and transmitted on the apprenticeship or teacher-student model.
During her time as a student at the University of Canterbury she established pa harakeke (plantings of harakeke for weaving use) on campus.
Wallace also edits the Te Roopu Raranga Whatu o Aotearoa national newsletter and travels regularly to grow the understanding of Māori textile crafts.
Selected works
- Awhina Tamarapa and Patricia Wallace, 'Māori clothing and adornment – kākahu Māori', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, (accessed 29 April 2020)
- Wallace P. (2006) Traditional Maori dress: recovery of a seventeenth century style. Pacific Arts: the Journal of the Pacific Arts Association 1: 54–64.
- Wallace P. (2003) Puawaitanga o te Ringa: Fruits of our busy hands. Christchurch: Christchurch City Libraries. 28pp.
References
- "Dr Patricia Wallace - Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies - University of Canterbury - New Zealand". pacs.canterbury.ac.nz. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- Wallace, E. Patricia Y. (2002). "UC Research Repository: Traditional Maori dress : rediscovering forgotten elements of pre-1820 practice". ir.canterbury.ac.nz. doi:10.26021/4061. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
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- "Artefacts of Encounter". maa.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- "Arts on Sunday, Sunday 1 November 2009 | Radio New Zealand National". radionz.co.nz. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- Ryan Hayward - ACADDEV. "ACAD | Internationally recognized Maori scholar Dr. Patricia Te Arapo Wallace to speak at ACAD". acad.ca. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- "Mana wahine: Dr Patricia Te Arapo Wallace | Christchurch City Libraries Blog". cclblog.wordpress.com. 26 September 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
External links
- "Topic: Patricia Te Arapo Wallace - Researching sewing technology | Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- "Dr Patricia Wallace - Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies - University of Canterbury - New Zealand". pacs.canterbury.ac.nz. Retrieved 7 June 2014.