Ko te tapatapahi me te tango atu i ētahi wāhanga o tētahi papa angiangi pērā i te pepa, i te pepa mārō, i te kirihou, i tētahi momo konganuku rānei, kia hua mai ai tētahi āhua. Ka whakatakotoria te tāhua ki tētahi papa pērā i te pepa, ā, ka tāwhatia te āhua. I tētahi atu whakamahinga o te tāhua, ka tahia te peita, te waituhi rānei, ka tukuna rānei te peita rehu, kia hou atu mā ngā wāhi o te tāhua kua tapahia atu, kia piri atu ai ki tētahi papa ki raro iho.
The cutting and removal of parts of a thin sheet such as paper, cardboard, plastic or a metal, so that an image is produced. The stencil is placed on top of a surface and the outlines of the image drawn. Alternatively, paint or ink is applied or sprayed so that it goes through the cut out parts of the stencil to produce an image on the surface below.
tā - draw, cut, etch
hua - outline
Hangaia he tāhua hei tuhi i ngā pū o tō ingoa.
He aha i whakamahia ai he tāhua hei peita i te tauira kōwhaiwhai?
Ko te tapahi i te tāhua te mahi matua o te mātātuhi raumata.
