TITLE: Hue Putiputi
MATERIAL: Gourd, 4.7g
SIZE: 100mm(h) x 60mm(w)

Elijah Revell
Ngāti Whātua and Te Uri O Hau

Making objects is a way of life.
I come from a long line of object makers.
For me I owe it to those who came before me, to take it to another level and set a path for those yet to come...

This is a flower made from the top of a Hue. For me it represents the never ending life cycle, It was a flower before it became a fruit and is now a flower once again.

All my Hue are grown myself and take about six months to mature. Growing through the hotter months and drying for the colder ones and is a slow process that can’t be rushed.
This breed is called Mahanga grown by my people for many years and was also eaten.