Maximum Intervention: Renewal of a Maori Waka by George Nuku and National Museums Scotland
National Museums Scotland (NMS) has in its collections a Mäori war canoe (A.UC.767) or 'Waka Taua 'from New Zealand'.' The 'Waka' had been held in the Museum stores for many years and due to its incompleteness and poor state of repair had not been on public display. It...
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| description | National Museums Scotland (NMS) has in its collections a Mäori war canoe (A.UC.767) or 'Waka Taua 'from New Zealand'.' The 'Waka' had been held in the Museum stores for many years and due to its incompleteness and poor state of repair had not been on public display. It was proposed that the 'Waka' be restored with the intention of it being a focal point of a new permanent gallery in the Royal Museum in Edinburgh dedicated to South Pacific cultures and communities. The gallery was being developed as one part of a £44 million redevelopment of Royal Museum building. Due to its poor condition assistance was sought to help in the restoration, reconstruction and visual interpretation of the 'Waka'. NMS commissioned George Nuku, a Mäori carver, to remake missing parts. Nuku uses a variety of mediums to carve including Polymethyl Methacrylate (PMMA). This made a clear distinction between new and original material that could be easily read by the public and reflected Nuku’s conceptual vision of creating physical “ghosts” influenced by the original carvings. Due to the composite construction and condition of the canoe the project became more complex and involved. This paper describes how the renewal was done and relationships that developed between the artist, curator and conservator. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-61ec6634aa3f49639d62114564a42a4f2022-12-21T18:54:16ZengUbiquity PressJournal of Conservation and Museum Studies2049-45721364-04292012-05-0110181810.5334/jcms.101120231Maximum Intervention: Renewal of a Maori Waka by George Nuku and National Museums ScotlandCharles Stable0National Museums ScotlandNational Museums Scotland (NMS) has in its collections a Mäori war canoe (A.UC.767) or 'Waka Taua 'from New Zealand'.' The 'Waka' had been held in the Museum stores for many years and due to its incompleteness and poor state of repair had not been on public display. It was proposed that the 'Waka' be restored with the intention of it being a focal point of a new permanent gallery in the Royal Museum in Edinburgh dedicated to South Pacific cultures and communities. The gallery was being developed as one part of a £44 million redevelopment of Royal Museum building. Due to its poor condition assistance was sought to help in the restoration, reconstruction and visual interpretation of the 'Waka'. NMS commissioned George Nuku, a Mäori carver, to remake missing parts. Nuku uses a variety of mediums to carve including Polymethyl Methacrylate (PMMA). This made a clear distinction between new and original material that could be easily read by the public and reflected Nuku’s conceptual vision of creating physical “ghosts” influenced by the original carvings. Due to the composite construction and condition of the canoe the project became more complex and involved. This paper describes how the renewal was done and relationships that developed between the artist, curator and conservator.http://www.jcms-journal.com/articles/37ConservationWaka TauaMaoriNuku |
| spellingShingle | Charles Stable Maximum Intervention: Renewal of a Maori Waka by George Nuku and National Museums Scotland Journal of Conservation and Museum Studies Conservation Waka Taua Maori Nuku |
| title | Maximum Intervention: Renewal of a Maori Waka by George Nuku and National Museums Scotland |
| title_full | Maximum Intervention: Renewal of a Maori Waka by George Nuku and National Museums Scotland |
| title_fullStr | Maximum Intervention: Renewal of a Maori Waka by George Nuku and National Museums Scotland |
| title_full_unstemmed | Maximum Intervention: Renewal of a Maori Waka by George Nuku and National Museums Scotland |
| title_short | Maximum Intervention: Renewal of a Maori Waka by George Nuku and National Museums Scotland |
| title_sort | maximum intervention renewal of a maori waka by george nuku and national museums scotland |
| topic | Conservation Waka Taua Maori Nuku |
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