I mua i te taenga mai o te Pākehā, i ā te Māori anō āna ake mahi toi hei whakamārama i ngā kitenga, i ngā rongo me ngā manako o te wairua, o te hinengaro me te tinana. I tipu ake ēnei toi i te wairua, i te hinengaro me ngā wheako o te iwi, mai i ngā wā o mua rā anō ki nāianei (To 1999:6). / Prior to the arrival of the Pākehā, the Māori had their own art to explain the perceptions, feelings and yearnings of the spirit, mind and body. These arts developed from the spirit, mind and the experiences of the people from ancient times through to the present.

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