Kowhaiwhai Patterns

Kowhaiwhai patterns are special to the Maori people.

Kowhaiwhai means a painted scroll ornamentation
They are commonly use in a meeting house. The main colors are red, black and white. Kowhaiwhai patterns tells us a story like the aboriginal art. They use different symbols and meanings to tell the story.

The types of the kowhaiwhai patterns.

They have heaps of pattern but i am gonna tell one of them. That is the koru pattern. The koru pattern is mostly use in every kowhaiwhai pattern. The koru pattern is in a spiral shape and it is a plant.