A Tukutuku is a woven panel of Maori art displayed in a Maori meeting house called a Whare (pronounce Fare). There are many different Tukutuku patterns and symbols, each with its own meaning.
a tukutuku panel is made out off boiled harakeke then dry'd out.
Whakairo and kōwhaiwhai and Tukutuku.
Kowhaiwhai and tukutuku are traditional Māori art forms in New Zealand. Kowhaiwhai are decorative patterns or designs found on the rafters and ridgepoles of meeting houses, often representing genealogical connections and tribal identity. Tukutuku are lattice-like panels woven from dyed flax or other natural materials and also found in meeting houses, typically depicting stories or symbolic motifs.
Whakairo (woodcarving), Kowhaiwhai (painted rafters) and Tukutuku (woven wall panels).
The decorative panels in a Maori meeting house are called "poupou." These panels are typically carved with intricate designs and patterns that convey important cultural and historical information. They often represent ancestors or depict symbolic elements within Maori culture.
Toi Whakairo (the art of wood carving) is used both inside and outside. Also on the inside there may be Kowhaiwhai - a painted scroll decoration found on the rafters, and Tukutuku - ornamental wall panels of woven lattice work placed between the carvings.