Te Hokianga o Kupe
I te hokinga atu o Kupe ki tōna haukāinga ka wānangahia ngā whakakitenga i Aotearoa. Nā wai ka whānau mai te mokopuna, a Nukutawhiti, māna te ōhāki kia hoki atu ki Aotearoa, ki te Hokianga Nui ā Kupe. Nei rā tēnei uri ā rāua.
This piece represents the return of Kupe to his homeland to wānanga on all things learned of Aotearoa. His mokopuna Nukutawhiti carried the mantle and returned to Aotearoa. I am a direct descent, he uri whakatupu.
ARTIST: Pairama Woodbury
MATERIALS: Acrylic paint on wood.
Pairama Woodbury
(Ngāti Korokoro, Ngāti Wharara, Te Pouka, Te Hikutū)
Pairama is a kapa haka artist who loves singing waiata but recently has also started doing stencil work and painting. For the stencil and painting mahi, he has had help from his mother Ruth Woodbury who is also an experienced weaver. Other inspiring people are his Papa Hemi and teachers matua Bobby McDonald and Whaea Amiria who helped him learn various painting techniques.
