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Children and adults will have a chance to try their hand at something new as they learn about Pacific cultures and traditions at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.
Events from Monday to Friday (February 11-15) include a seminar on the significance of Maori tattoos and a chance for youngsters to try their hand at creating Maori patterns.
There will also be chance to decorate a traditional bullroarer, an instrument swung above the head, which has deep cultural resonance for the indigenous people of the Pacific.
The half-term events will be led and assisted by special guests Toi Hauiti, a Maori arts group, from Tolaga Bay in New Zealand.
The timetable for next week's activities is listed below. Family-friendly and drop-in events are marked with an asterisk.
Half-term events at the museum are part of the Pasifika Styles exhibition which ends later in the month.
The exhibition comes to an official close with a fanfare of events and activities on Pacific Communities Day - Saturday, February 23.
As well as displays of Maori weaponry, a Pacific craft market selling clothing, jewellery and crafts from the region will be held. A ukulele band will provide the musical backdrop.
The final day of the exhibition also strikes a serious note with four intriguing talks.
Subjects include the looming threat of global warming in the Pacific and a talk looking at the Indonesian occupation of West Papua since the 1960s.
Maori tattooing will also come under the spotlight in the first talk of the morning.
No fewer than seven Pacific island groups will visit the museum on February 23 to help formally close the exhibition.
Among the groups attending Pacific Communities Day are Beats of Polynesia, Ngati Ranana (London Maori Club) and Maramara Totara (Maori martial arts).
Entry to all the half-term and February 23 events are free. Donations welcome.
Monday, February 11: 7.30pm-8.30pm - Weaving seminar with the renowned Fiona Collis.
Tuesday, February 12: 10.30am-1pm - Maori patterns workshop explaining their design and significance.* 1pm-1.45pm - Lunchtime seminar on Maori tattoo where artists will show and talk about their tattoos.
Wednesday, February 13: 1.30pm-4pm - Maori patterns workshop explaining their design and significance*
Thursday, February 14: 10.30am-4.30pm - Purerehua workshop, chance to decorate a bullroarer.*
Friday, February, 15: 1.30-4pm - Maori patterns workshop.*
Source: By University Of Cambridge
Posted February 9th, 2008 by seher
So WHERE is this event
So WHERE is this event taking place? I have to assume its in the UK but this is not made clear.
If you report events based news then you should at least give the locations and times in a very clear and concise way - simply providing a contact address or email would have solved the whole mystery.