Matekino Lawless

Matekino Lawless
Born
Matekino Onehi

February 1928 (1928-02) (age 96)
Te Awamutu, New Zealand
Known forWeaving
SpouseJack Lawless
AwardsKingi Ihaka Te Waka Toi Award, 2008
Te Tohu mō Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu Award, 2015

Matekino Lawless ONZM QSM (née Onehi; born February 1928)[1] is a New Zealand master weaver from Ngāti Maniapoto and Ngāti Whawhakia iwi. Her work is held at marae, in private collections, in the collections of New Zealand and international museums, and at the Headquarters of the United Nations.

  1. ^ "Whatu Manawa: Celebrating the Weaving of Matekino Lawless".