Hei Poupou - 6739PD

Be the first to review this product
Checking stock...
$9,244.00
The interior walls of the whare whakairo (carved meeting house) are adorned with carvings called poupou. Each poupou in a meeting house connects to a common ancestor, after whom the house was named. Spaced evenly along the inside walls, each poupou supported a rafter panel which extended from the main central ridge, reinforcing the importance of whakapapa (genealogy) to the living generations.

Material: Pounamu (Kawakawa)

Measurements: 112mm x 68mm
*
+ -

Artist: Patariki Dawson

Position: Mātanga Whakairo

Iwi: Te Arawa

Description

Artist: Patariki Dawson

Position: Mātanga Whakairo

Iwi: Te Arawa