Summer learning Journey (Day 2)
Activity 1. A House Or A Home?
In the 1800s, most Māori lived in villages called pa. Each village had many buildings – kauta where people cooked, pataka where they stored goods and wharepuni where the Māori slept. A traditional wharepuni had a thatched roof and walls made of timber, fern, rushes and bark. Look at the picture below of a traditional wharepuni. Does it look like your house?
On your blog, compare the wharepuni to your own home. What are two similarities and two differences between a wharepuni and your house?
Similarity's
1. They both provide shelter that contains resources and provides a safe place to sleep
2. They both give a sense of safety and reassurance
Differences
1. The walls of a Wharepuni are only four walls and one big space but our ordinary house has many wall and has sectioned off different areas
2. Our oridanry houses out sides are manly brick patterns and striped patterns but a Wharepuni has many traditional indented carvings and sculptures.
Hi Catrin
ReplyDeleteWell done with the activity. You are so right they both do provide shelter and safe places to sleep. Although we would most likely have our own bedroom whereas in a wharepuni they would all sleep together in the one big space. It would be like a giant sleepover!
The carvings that are in a wharepuni or marae are really quite amazing. They work and detail that goes into these are truly spectacular.
Have you been to the Arahura marae? It lights up inside behind the panels that are on the wall. Very beautiful.
I like that you have thought about the safety and reassurance aspect of both places, that shows great empathy on your part. Well Done Catrin.
Until next time
Allie :)