Māori Angels Series: Maunga Teitei

700 × 200 mm

Raku clay body, Coromandel kerewhenua, kōkōwai

Tall mountain,
About perseverance and endurance. Refusing to let obstacles get in your way while striving to reach your goals.

Inspired by the whakataukī…
Whāia te iti kahurangi, ki te tuohu koe, me he maunga teitei,
Seek the treasure that you value most dearly if you bow your head, let it be to a lofty mountain.
Tall hooded figure adorned with the kōkōwai of my ancestors stolen land

Imprinted with the taiao, my imprint on life, identity.