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Whakahokia Toku Whare wood sculpture
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NZEI Te Riu Roa. Please acknowledge the New Zealand Educational Institute Collection.
About this object
DescriptionWhakahokia Toku Whare (I want my house back) wood sculpture by Malcolm Ratapu.
Scale:
3m long
2m high
Medium:
Wood, paua shell
Description from artist:
Rongowhakaata, along with his wife Turahiri and son Rongomairatahi, are flying over Wellington looking for their marae (Te Hau ki Turanga) which was stolen from Gisborne. It currently stands in the Wellington museum - Te Papa.
Photo taken 2016.SectorMāoriKeywordArtNational OfficeEducation HouseAcknowledgementPhoto by Adrienne Martyn
Scale:
3m long
2m high
Medium:
Wood, paua shell
Description from artist:
Rongowhakaata, along with his wife Turahiri and son Rongomairatahi, are flying over Wellington looking for their marae (Te Hau ki Turanga) which was stolen from Gisborne. It currently stands in the Wellington museum - Te Papa.
Photo taken 2016.SectorMāoriKeywordArtNational OfficeEducation HouseAcknowledgementPhoto by Adrienne Martyn
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NZEI (22nd Dec 2016). Whakahokia Toku Whare wood sculpture. In Website NZEI. Retrieved 22nd Sep 2023 00:38, from https://heritage.nzei.org.nz/nodes/view/5001
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