Te Aue Davis

Te Aue Takotoroa Davis CNZM OBE JP (1 September 1925 – 28 November 2010), also known as Daisy Davis, was a key figure in the Māori renaissance in the field of weaving. Born and raised near her ancestral marae Tokikapu in Waitomo, of Ngati Uekaha and Maniapoto descent, she received early grants from the Council for Maori and Pacific Arts and Department of Labour to fund her work.[1][2][3]

A rain cape made by Davis in the collection of Te Papa was worn by the Crown Princess Masako on a visit to New Zealand in 2002.[4]

In 1990, Davis was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal,[5] and in the 1993 Queen's Birthday Honours she was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for services to weaving and the community.[6] In the 2005 Queen’s Birthday Honours, she was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to New Zealand's heritage.[7]

In 1986, she was awarded the inaugural Te Waka Toi supreme award, and in 2011 she was posthumously conferred an honorary Doctorate of Letters by the University of Canterbury.[8][9]

References
  1. "Protector of Maori tradition". nzherald.co.nz. 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  2. "In honour of Te Aue Davis | New Zealand Olympic Committee". olympic.org.nz. 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  3. "Weaver and heritage advocate Te Aue Davis dies |". news.tangatawhenua.com. 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  4. "Hieke (rain cape)". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  5. Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 117. ISBN 0-908578-34-2.
  6. "No. 53334". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 12 June 1993. p. 38.
  7. "Queen's Birthday honours list 2005". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 6 June 2005. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  8. "Honorary graduates" (PDF). University of Canterbury. pp. 1–3. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  9. "Honouring Te Aue". Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu. 7 April 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
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