NewZealandculture•NewZealand'scultureisrichanddiverseduetotheblendingofPolynesian(波利尼西亚的)andEuropeancultures.TheinfluenceofMaori,PacificIsland,EuropeanandAsianculturesmakesNewZealandacolourfulandvibrantplacewithmanydifferentcustoms.•Maoricamebetween1,000and3,000yearsago.ThefirstpeopletosettleNewZealandweretheancestorsoftheMaoriwhoarethoughttohavecalledtheislandsAotearoa(“LandoftheLongWhiteCloud”).CultureofNewZealand:MaoriCultureofNewZealand:Maori•TheMaoriarethenativepeoplelivingintheNewZealandandcompriseabout14percentofthecountry'spopulation.TheyhavetheirowntypicalMaoriculture,whichreferstoalltheelementsoftherichcultureheritageoftheindigenous(本土的)peopleinNewZealand,includingtheirlanguage,customsandtradition.Theyhavetheirownlanguage,reoMaori,whichisalsooneoftheofficallanguagesofNewZealand.Maoritanga(毛利人文化和风俗习惯)MaoritangameansMaoriculture,theMaoriwayoflifeandviewoftheworld.TraditionalMaoricultureisexpressedinsong,dance,oratory(演讲术),woodcarving(木雕),weaving,andarchitecture.Threestagesofculturaldevelopment:1、TheearliestculturaltraditioninNewZealandwasthatoftheMaori,whodevelopedarichanddiversePolynesiancultureingeographicisolationfromtheotherculturesofPolynesia.2、Europeansettlersbroughtwiththemtheirowntraditions,whicheventuallydominatedthecountry’sculturallife.3、Sincethe1950stheculturalfabricofNewZealandhasbecomeincreasinglydiversewiththeimmigrationofpeoplesfromthePacificIslandsandAsia.HakadanceHakadance•Thehaka,whichwasoriginallyusedasaWARCRYandasapreparationbeforebattle,ischaracterizedbyheavystomping(跺脚),loudchanting(喊叫),andaggressivebodymovements.ThehakaisthemostwidelyknownperformancewhichisusedbytheAllBlacks(NewZealand'snationalrugbyteam)tochallengetheirrivals.MaoriWoodcarving:WoodcarvingisatraditionalartformoftheMaoripeople.Maorihousesandcommunalbuildingsoftenincorporateornate(装饰华丽的)woodcarvings.MaoriWoodcarving:Aspartoftheresurgence(复兴)ofMāoriculture,thetraditionalcraftsofcarvingandweavingarenowmorewidelypractisedandMāoriartistsareincreasinginnumberandinfluence.MostMāoricarvingsfeaturehumanfigures,generallywiththreefingersandeitheranatural-looking,detailedheadoragrotesque(奇形怪状的)head.woodcarving•Surfacepatternsconsistingofspirals(螺线),ridges(脊),notches(槽口)andfishscalesdecoratemostcarvings.MaoriHouses:TheredandwhitehouseshownhereisownedbyaMaorifamily.Maoridecoratedthewhitewoodofbuildings,canoesandcenotaphs(纪念碑)usingredandblackpaintandpaintedpicturesofbirds,reptiles(爬行动物)andotherdesignsoncavewalls.MaoriArtNewZealandArt•PortraitsofMāoriwerecommon,withearlypaintersoftenportrayingthemasnoblesavages,exotic(异乎寻常的)beautiesorfriendlynatives.Thecountry'sisolationdelayedtheinfluenceofEuropeanartistictrendsallowinglocalartiststodevelopedtheirowndistinctivestyleofregionalism.Duringthe1960sand70smanyartistscombinedtraditionalMāoriandWesterntechniques,creatinguniqueartforms.NewZealandarthasgraduallyachievedaninternationalaudience.