Nehe

Nehe

MP4

By Messini Palace (Ngāti Apakura)

150 × 120 × 50mm

Metallic gold acrylic cast stone, pāua eyes

Cast from a vintage whakairo rakau ‘Nehe’ meaning ‘ancient times’ or ‘old’, is wearing a mataora facial tā moko, which is also the Māori word for life.

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