kōwaiwai
1. (noun) painting to adorn the body and dwellings.
Ko ngā whakairo o ngā whare he kōwaiwai, arā he hōpara makaurangi tētahi whakahua, he mea tuhi ki te hōrū, ki te uku mā, he ngārehu te hoa (JPS 1926:242). / The decoration of the houses was painting, the hōpara makaurangi design being one expression, and it was painted with red ochre and white clay and the design was sketched in charcoal.
2. (noun) painting (art).
Nā Gottfried Lindauer tēnei kōwaiwai i tā i te tau 1878 (Te Ara 2016). / This painting by Gottfried Lindauer was done in 1878.
Synonyms: waituhi
