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Pare/Korupe |
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Taonui-a-Kupe Rickard
Timber - Totara, a native New Zealand Red Pine.
The korupe in earlier times marked the boundary between the world of darkness in side the meeting house and the world of light outside.
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Size: 1500mmx600mmx120mm
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Koruru |
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Artist -
Taonui-a-Kupe Rickard
Timber - Matai
Fronting the apex of the Maihi [barge boards], the Koruru of a wharenui [carved house] usually represented a major ancestor of people linked to the living by unbroken lines of descent.
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Size: 560mmx390mmx120mm
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Wheku |
Artist -
Taonui-a-Kupe Rickard
"Instincts"
The Wheku is defined by its elongated eyes depicting a squint or a frown which would be created more by splashing water in one's face.
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Size: 650mmx450mmx200mm
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Tauihu |
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Tekoteko |
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Wahangohi |
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Artist -
Taonui-a-Kupe Rickard
Timber - New Zealand native Maire.
This thrusting weapon has a single lobe which was used to extract the liver.The two figures represent tribal guardians.
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Size: 370mmx125mmx20mm
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piupiu |
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hoe urunga |
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Artist -
Taonui-a-Kupe Rickard
Timber -New Zealand native Matai.
Ceremonial paddles were ornately carved. The more ornate the design the more significant the owner of the paddle.
This paddles has two carved figures.
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Size: 1740mmx180mmx100mm
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Paki (b) |
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Upoko Nui |
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Artist -
Alex Mcleod
Timber - Matai
The moko or tattooing started out as a few simple lines which over time, ta moko [tattooing experts] have added lines to this simple pattern until we have the full facial designs that we have today.
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Size: 650mmx450mmx100mm
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