Whakairo Rākau
Wood Carving
It is a carver, not the wood
that has the understanding
i
Ehara i a te rākau te whakaaro, kei ā te tohunga tārai i te rākau te whakaaro
It is a carver, not the wood that has the understanding
Wood has been an intrinsic part of Māori material culture since the first arrival of our polynesian ancestors to these shores. It is the most prevalent material in our visual language, used to build waka, meetinghouses, weaponry and symbols of status.
x-
Commission Tekoteko NZMACI $7,000.00
-
Commission Wakahuia NZMACI $8,200.00
-
Commission Kūmete James Rickard $3,150.00
-
Commission Enfield Rifle Clive Fugill $5,200.00
-
Commission Wahaika Kotiate (hand weapon) NZMACI $3,000.00
-
Commission Tekoteko NZMACI $9,000.00
-
Commission Hoe Clive Fugill $24,850.00
-
Commission Tewhatewha NZMACI $1,800.00
-
Commission Pūkaea NZMACI $2,600.00
-
Commission Pūkaea NZMACI $3,200.00
-
Commission Wakahuia Clive Fugill $15,000.00
-
Commission Tekoteko Clive Fugill $12,000.00
-
Commission Rākau Whakapapa Cori Marsters $2,150.00
-
Commission Taiaha Kawana Waititi $2,250.00