wood base, soft stone, acrylic paint, metal flake and resin
340 x 540 x 200 mm
$15,000
This ancestral figure reflects the celestial colours of the southern night sky and shows him as a way finder guided by the dots of lights printed on the dark night skies. In Māori culture, Tohunga could read the star maps and chartered the heavens to navigate the open highways of our pacific ocean. Further, karakia was used to keep the faith and heart strong and to please the gods especially Tangaroa (God of the Sea) and Tawhirimatea (God of the Winds). All these elements are reflected in this sculpture and he is named after one of the very first navigators to Aotearoa.
