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Maori Mataora Moko - Mataaho
SKU:
300_MMM_MTHO
NZ$599.99
NZ$599.99
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Maori Inspired wooden wall art.
Dimensions W: 310mm, H: 310mm, D: 18mm
Weight: 1.1kg
Material: V-Carved MDF, Coloured Pencil, Black Wood Stain, Spray Varnish, Hanging Wire
Limited to: 13
Your unique limited edition art piece
Roy McDougall makes your exclusive signed art piece
We ship for $25 within NZ and from $50 internationally
Your artwork arrives ready to hang.
This Artwork is Not Weatherproof
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The Maori Mataora Moko - Mataaho Story:
Maori Mataora Moko - Mataaho is part of the Maori Mataora Moko Series.
Maori Mataora Moko - Mataaho is a Maori inspired design based on Male Maori Facial tattooing, bringing forth a representation of Mataaho, the Maori god of earthquakes and eruptions. The design focuses on the face of Mataaho, featuring piercing eyes, a pukana, covered in curving flame motifs and bright colours to project its fieriness with black stained linework and a wood stained background.
Mataora Moko
The designs of Maori male facial tattooing commonly known as Moko, are also referred to as Mataora Moko. Mataora is the Mythical figure attributed with venturing into Rarohenga (the Underworld), bringing back with him knowledge of tattooing.
The genesis of the Mataora patterns may be traced to the increasing influence of the act of tattooing in the formulation of designs. When drawn on the face, pigmented areas in Mataora Moko describe only those marks of the uhi (chisels) rendered in the articulation of the uncarved, unpigmented elements. There is thus an equal correlation between ‘positive’ and ‘negative’ elements; in some areas of Moko the former appears to describe the ‘pattern’, in other areas the latter.
The importance of the physical and formal properties of tattooing is suggested by the remarkable economy with which very elaborate motifs are rendered. Designs such as the spirals of Mataora Moko are a practical extension; suggested by the properties of a carved form of tattooing and by the specific nature of the physiognomy thereby tattooed. In expanding this process, the human face became tattooed in Moko, rather than decorated with Moko. The nature and extent of carving allowed by the peculiar qualities of living flesh, of the human face — and it must be remembered that the threshold of human pain is essentially involved — came to define the patterns of Moko.
Mataaho
Mataaho is a Māori deity. Variously considered a god of earthquakes and eruptions, the guardian of the earth's secrets, the god of volcanic forces, or a giant. Mataaho is associated with many of the volcanic features in the Tāmaki Makaurau Region (Auckland Region). In traditional Tāmaki Māori myths, Mataaho either creates the volcanic features of the landscape, or requests the gods to create them. Mataaho holds traditional significance for Te Kawerau ā Maki and Waiohua iwi, and is considered a tupuna (ancestor) of Te Ākitai Waiohua iwi.
Mataaho is also involved in the stories of Rangi and Papa (however Mataaho may be one of the names for the atua Io Matua Kore (Io-mataaho)). After Ranginui (the god of the sky) and Papatūānuku (the goddess of the Earth) were separated, causing them grief and their children to war. Due to the leadership of Mataaho during this war, it was decided that Papatūānuku should be turned over to face Rarohenga (the underworld), so that she would no longer feel grief at seeing her husband, a series of events that can be called Te Hurihanga a Mataaho ("The Turning Over of Mataaho").
Creating the Maori Mataora Moko
I created the design in Auckland, starting with a digital illustration, then bringing the illustration into my CNC Program where I design the cutting paths. From the paths I generate the g-code or CNC cutting code ready for the carving process. The material is loaded on the CNC machine and the piece is carved in around an hour. The carved art piece is then inspected, sanded, coloured, varnished and finally a hanging wire installed.
As you can see to create this sculpted piece there are many processes involved making it a truly special and bespoke item.
Packaging:
The item will be packaged with bubble wrapping inside a cardboard outer box.
Delivery:
The item will be couriered to your chosen destination. Courier and Shipping times TBC
Maori Mataora Moko - Mataaho is part of the Maori Mataora Moko Series.
Maori Mataora Moko - Mataaho is a Maori inspired design based on Male Maori Facial tattooing, bringing forth a representation of Mataaho, the Maori god of earthquakes and eruptions. The design focuses on the face of Mataaho, featuring piercing eyes, a pukana, covered in curving flame motifs and bright colours to project its fieriness with black stained linework and a wood stained background.
Mataora Moko
The designs of Maori male facial tattooing commonly known as Moko, are also referred to as Mataora Moko. Mataora is the Mythical figure attributed with venturing into Rarohenga (the Underworld), bringing back with him knowledge of tattooing.
The genesis of the Mataora patterns may be traced to the increasing influence of the act of tattooing in the formulation of designs. When drawn on the face, pigmented areas in Mataora Moko describe only those marks of the uhi (chisels) rendered in the articulation of the uncarved, unpigmented elements. There is thus an equal correlation between ‘positive’ and ‘negative’ elements; in some areas of Moko the former appears to describe the ‘pattern’, in other areas the latter.
The importance of the physical and formal properties of tattooing is suggested by the remarkable economy with which very elaborate motifs are rendered. Designs such as the spirals of Mataora Moko are a practical extension; suggested by the properties of a carved form of tattooing and by the specific nature of the physiognomy thereby tattooed. In expanding this process, the human face became tattooed in Moko, rather than decorated with Moko. The nature and extent of carving allowed by the peculiar qualities of living flesh, of the human face — and it must be remembered that the threshold of human pain is essentially involved — came to define the patterns of Moko.
Mataaho
Mataaho is a Māori deity. Variously considered a god of earthquakes and eruptions, the guardian of the earth's secrets, the god of volcanic forces, or a giant. Mataaho is associated with many of the volcanic features in the Tāmaki Makaurau Region (Auckland Region). In traditional Tāmaki Māori myths, Mataaho either creates the volcanic features of the landscape, or requests the gods to create them. Mataaho holds traditional significance for Te Kawerau ā Maki and Waiohua iwi, and is considered a tupuna (ancestor) of Te Ākitai Waiohua iwi.
Mataaho is also involved in the stories of Rangi and Papa (however Mataaho may be one of the names for the atua Io Matua Kore (Io-mataaho)). After Ranginui (the god of the sky) and Papatūānuku (the goddess of the Earth) were separated, causing them grief and their children to war. Due to the leadership of Mataaho during this war, it was decided that Papatūānuku should be turned over to face Rarohenga (the underworld), so that she would no longer feel grief at seeing her husband, a series of events that can be called Te Hurihanga a Mataaho ("The Turning Over of Mataaho").
Creating the Maori Mataora Moko
I created the design in Auckland, starting with a digital illustration, then bringing the illustration into my CNC Program where I design the cutting paths. From the paths I generate the g-code or CNC cutting code ready for the carving process. The material is loaded on the CNC machine and the piece is carved in around an hour. The carved art piece is then inspected, sanded, coloured, varnished and finally a hanging wire installed.
As you can see to create this sculpted piece there are many processes involved making it a truly special and bespoke item.
Packaging:
The item will be packaged with bubble wrapping inside a cardboard outer box.
Delivery:
The item will be couriered to your chosen destination. Courier and Shipping times TBC