Maori String Games

Part of our concept of 'movement' we looked at different string games that Maori used a long time ago.  Some of us were the teacher/kaiako, and others were the learners.  We discussed the importance string games played in the lives of Maori people.  

Maori string games date to pre-European times and are similar to string games played around the world. Traditionally women were more proficient at the games although whai was played by both genders and all ages.  String games were an excellent training ground for the skills required in weaving, in the making of nets, korowai(cloaks), bird and hinaki traps, tukutuku panel work and even the thatching of meeting houses.  Kia ora.