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Poi (performance art)
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Poi is a performing art and also the name of the equipment used for its performance. As a skill toy, poi is an object or theatrical prop used for dexterity play or an object manipulation. As a perform
Traditional poi performance using short style poi
Traditional poi performance using short style poi
A dance using traditional poi at Tamaki Māori Village
A dance using traditional poi at Tamaki Māori Village
Early 20th-century Māori poi at the South Canterbury Museum in Timaru, New Zealand. They are of raupō and stuffed with newspaper.
Early 20th-century Māori poi at the South Canterbury Museum in Timaru, New Zealand. They are of raupō and stuffed with newspaper.
Performer with fire poi
Performer with fire poi
Kapa haka
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Kapa haka is the term for Māori action songs and the groups who perform them. The phrase translates to 'group' 'dance'. Kapa haka is an important avenue for Māori people to express and showcase their
Poi (performance art)
…conjunction with choreographed poi routines and is often presented alongside other disciplines, such as waiata a ringa, haka and tītī tōrea (included in kapa haka performances). Poi feature in the 1980s hit song "Poi E". Originally, poi were most commonly made from harakeke (New Zealand flax, Phormium tenax) and…
Tairawhiti Society perform action songs at Whakarewarewa Model Village, Rotorua Maori Concert January 1975.
Tairawhiti Society perform action songs at Whakarewarewa Model Village, Rotorua Maori Concert January 1975.
Young Māori girl performing with poi
Young Māori girl performing with poi
Young Māori man with taiaha performing kapa haka
Young Māori man with taiaha performing kapa haka