Māori Angels Series: Hine Rū

CR1

By Carla Ruka (Ngā Puhi, Ngāti Whātua, Tauiwi)

870 × 300 × XXXXmm

Earthenware clay body, earth, kōkōwai woodfired in Tokomaru Bay

“You can remove the visual but the vibration remains steadfast”.

Hine Rū is a deity of seismic activity, moving and rolling earth.
A creation inspired by Colleen Waata-Urlich her work and marae in Kaipara.

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