Corian Nguru

posted Nov 12, 2009 9:39 AM by Art Maori   [ updated Nov 12, 2009 10:12 PM ]


This work is a continuation of Taonga Puoro that I learnt from Hirini Melbourne at Waikato University in New Zealand. I always experiment with alternative media now as whale tooth and bone is becoming a rare and difficult to acquire.

Title: Corian Nguru (Nose Flute)

Description: Seagrass Corian, sequin.

Size: Koauau, 80mm x 35mm x 55mm, (2) Karanga Manu, 45mm x 32mm x 40mm.

History: This work was created for the show ‘Whenua’ a joint show between Toi Maori Aotearoa and Tinakori Art Gallery.

Available: No

Rangi Kipa
Rangi Kipa is an Artist whose sculpture, carvings and taa moko are at the forefront of contemporary Maori art that challenges boundaries, creates dialogue, traverses the art/object divide and confronts the modern world that we live in as Maori and non-Maori.
 



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