Maori Clay Artist

Reflecting customary cultural practice and examing the female principle within the Maori Cosmogonic Myth, provides the artist with an endless source of inspiration.
Within the Maori Myth, the elements of clay, water and fire are referenced, lending validity to and an acceptance of clay, as a strong, contemporary, artistic expression. Past works concentrated on vessel forms; particularly Waka Kakano-seed and tuber pots from the traditional planting practice of saving crop seeds and tubers from season to season.
Mauri Stones referenced the traditional practice of sacred stones placed near the gardens to concentrate the growing energies on the planted crop.


Waka Kakano	Waka Kakano	Ipu Kumara	Ipu Tuna	Mauri Stones

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Waka Kakano

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Waka Kakano.
Local clays with Waipoua River sand. Pit Fired on kauri chips. Feathers, muka fibre. Heights 15cm. Private Collection
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Waka Kakano

Photography Norman Heke.
Waka Kakano.
Local clays with Waipoua River sand. Pit Fired on kauri chips. Feathers, muka fibre. Heights 15cm. Private Collection
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Ipu Kumara

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Ipu Kumara.
South Is. clay with Waipoua River sand. Carved. Pit fired on kauri chips. Paua shell. Height 39cm. Private Collection
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Ipu Tuna

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Ipu Tuna - storage vessel for preserved eels.
South Is. and Northland clays, Waipoua River sand, applied and carved eels.
Woodfired reduction firing. Muka fibre and paua shell. Height 33cm. Private Collection
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Mauri Stones

Photography Norman Heke Hina.
Hina - Mauri stones representing the four phases of the Moon.
South Is. clay with Waipoua River sand. Saggar fired on Kikuyu grass. Paua shell and muka fibre. Height 7cm. Collection National Bank, NZ.
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