Pine Taiapa

Pine Taiapa
Born1901 (1901)
Died1972 (aged 70–71)
EducationTe Aute College, New Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Institute
Known forMāori carving on wharenui

Pineamine "Pine" Taiapa (1901–1972) was a notable New Zealand wood carver, farmer, rehabilitation officer, writer and genealogist. He was one of the first students of the School of Māori Arts in Rotorua under Āpirana Ngata. As a carver he was part of over ninety-nine wharenui (Māori meeting houses) around New Zealand.

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