Foufili Halagigie
Foufili Halagigie (born 1936) is a Niuean artist in New Zealand, known for her woven handicrafts. She has been described as a "master weaver" and recognized for her work as part of the handicrafts group Falepipi he Mafola.[1]
Biography[edit]
Foufili Halagigie was born in 1936 in Tamakautoga, Niue.[1][2] She later settled in Ōtāhuhu, a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand.[3][4]
Since 1998, she has been a member of the Auckland-based handicrafts group Falepipi he Mafola.[1][5] She has been described as "one of the best master weavers" of the group.[1] Some of her work features the tia weaving technique, and she uses materials available in New Zealand such as raffia and kaniu (coconut leaf ribs).[3]
In 2009, she was honored alongside the rest of Falepipi he Mafola when the group received a Pacific Heritage Art Award in the Arts Pasifika Awards.[1] In 2012, a lili fakamanaia (wall hanging) made by Halagigie was commissioned for the exhibit Home AKL: Artists of Pacific Heritage in Auckland at the Auckland Art Gallery, and it was subsequently retained as part of the museum's collection.[1][3][5][6][7]
Halagigie's son and her daughter, Mokahele Halagigie, are also weavers as part of Falepipi he Mafoa, and her daughter has worked to encourage the use of recycled plastic in Niuean weaving.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g Pihigia, Molima Molly (2021-12-16). "Falepipi he Mafola – A House of Peace". Pantograph Punch. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
- ^ "Foufili Halagigie". Auckland Art Gallery. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
- ^ a b c "Lili fakamanaia". Auckland Art Gallery. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
- ^ Māhina-Tuai, Kolokesa Uafā (2015). "The Mis-Education of Moana Arts". Pacific Arts. 14 (1/2): 62–68. ISSN 1018-4252.
- ^ a b Māhina-Tuai, Kolokesa U. "Pacific arts in New Zealand - Visual art and literature". Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
- ^ "People of the sea". The New Zealand Herald. 2012-09-01 – via Proquest.
- ^ Lythberg, Billie (April 2013). "New works at Home AKL". Art Monthly Australia. pp. 14–18 – via Proquest.
External links[edit]
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