In Te Ao Māori your head/hair is the most tapu part of your body. In this workshop you will learn to make a simple and ancient ayurvedic hair serum from Hibiscus flowers and leaves for strengthening and growing the hair and for cleansing the scalp.
He Mana Makawe is part of the public programme for Good Hair Day.
Details:
Saturday 2 September, 2-3pm
Tautai Gallery, Level 1, 300 Karangahape Rd, Auckland 1010
Thank you to everyone for your interest! This workshop is now full.
About Koro
Koro Matene Star Sciascia is an Artist and performer who originally comes from Te-Matau-a-Māui (Hawke's Bay) of Ngāti Kahungunu ki Heretaunga iwi, but from a young age became an "Urban Māori" living far away from the rohe of his iwi for his own sense of safety as Takatāpui. As an adult he returned to Aotearoa to reconnect with his roots and with the whenua. He performed across the country as Drag alterego "Constance Maraj" and moved to Waiheke Island which he now calls home. It was during the covid-19 lockdowns that he began his hair growth journey; learning the mana the comes with growing your makawe (hair), during this time he discovered many different home remedies to help him and his hair along the way.