
Traditional & Contemporary wearable art.
1 pair of earrings
TÄne Te Manu
Owner Director
Director of Arawa Designs
TÄne Te Manu McRoberts is a MÄori weaver and designer of fine and intricate Polynesian attire. Inspired by his ancestral lineage he creates traditional and contemporary works, from natural resources. He has been commissioned to design and create numerous works for cultural groups and private individuals.
TÄne has always held a passion for the MÄori Performing Arts through poi and kÄkahu.
TÄne Te Manu is descendant of NgÄti MÄkino & NgÄti Rangitihi- Te Arawa & Te WhÄnau Ä Apanui- Mataatua, Tauria Mai Tawhiti, Te Arawa.
Along with his MÄori lineage TÄne acknowledges all his Ancestors of Tahiti, Hawaiāi, Native America, Scandinavia, Britannia, Germany and Ireland.
Arawa Designs acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land on which we work, live and create: the Wurundjeri people and Elders past and present of the Kulin nations.