Tūtehuarewa Print

Tūtehuarewa PrintOur tipuna Ttehuarewa was born at Koukourarata and lived in the 17th century. Moki, who gave Koukourarata its name, issued Ttehuarewa with the responsibility of looking after the children when he and his war party left the area indefinitely. In honour of her duty, the whare also tasked with nurturing future generations was named for her 200 years later Hand drawn, printed on 300gsm matte smooth paper, frame not included

Each piece is totally unique with its own characteristics and imperfections

and weaponry and was originally used for practical purposes however

Tangiwai Creek Pounamu(sourced from the West Coast of New Zealand)

weka (Native bush hen) or weka blood

Approx 9x2

copied onto 190gsm matte smooth paper

Its Māori name

Often referred to as polychrome schist or Golden Bay Aotea

When a whale becomes stranded

the Niho design is commonly associated with two animals – the whale and the shark(mako)

blank inside with a whakataukī on the back

(noun) tāniko pattern of triangles - represents the pursuit of knowledge about the natural world