Heaven and Void

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- Regular museum archival paper print - 775 x 518mm

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Original painting SOLD, vinyl acrylic on canvas, 510 x 405mm, 2016

The story of

In Māori culture, huia were not usually eaten but were rare and treasured for their precious white tipped feathers, worn by people to indicate status and mana. Although the species only lived in the southern North Island, the huia's tail feathers spread throughout New Zealand because they were valued highly and were given as gifts among tribes to show great respect or exchanged for other valuable goods such as pounamu. The feathers were stored in intricately carved boxes called Waka Huia.

A huia has tw...