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Maori Mataora Moko - Tangaroa
SKU:
300_MMM_TNGR
NZ$599.99
NZ$599.99
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Maori Inspired wooden wall art.
Dimensions W: 300mm, H: 300mm, D: 18mm
Weight: 1.0kg
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 - Tangaroa Story:
Maori Mataora Moko - Tangaroa is part of the Maori Mataora Moko Series.
Maori Mataora Moko - Tangaroa is a Maori inspired design based on Male Maori Facial tattooing, bringing forth a representation of Tangaroa, the Maori god of the sea. The design focuses on the face of Tangaroa, featuring piercing eyes, open mouth and bearing Tiger Shark Fangs, shark teeth motifs throughout and coloured in ocean purples, blues and green 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.
Tangaroa
According to Māori creation traditions the god of the sea and progenitor of fish is Tangaroa, the son of Ranginui (the sky father) and Papatūānuku (the earth mother). The sea is often considered to be the source and foundation of all life. Islands are fish drawn up from the water, and people evolved from amphibious beginnings. But Tangaroa, god of the sea, can also be destructive. Traditions tell of vengeance wrought by the sea upon those who fall out of favour. The sea also has spiritual importance. In many traditions it is thought to be where all life began. People evolved from fish to human form. Traditional carvings of the ancestors show snake-like bodies, three fingers and large heads – a lot like amphibians, which can live on both land and water.
Māori believe that water is an energy, with many moods. It can be calm and life-giving, or dangerous and destructive. This energy is called Tangaroa – ‘god of the sea’.
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 - Tangaroa is part of the Maori Mataora Moko Series.
Maori Mataora Moko - Tangaroa is a Maori inspired design based on Male Maori Facial tattooing, bringing forth a representation of Tangaroa, the Maori god of the sea. The design focuses on the face of Tangaroa, featuring piercing eyes, open mouth and bearing Tiger Shark Fangs, shark teeth motifs throughout and coloured in ocean purples, blues and green 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.
Tangaroa
According to Māori creation traditions the god of the sea and progenitor of fish is Tangaroa, the son of Ranginui (the sky father) and Papatūānuku (the earth mother). The sea is often considered to be the source and foundation of all life. Islands are fish drawn up from the water, and people evolved from amphibious beginnings. But Tangaroa, god of the sea, can also be destructive. Traditions tell of vengeance wrought by the sea upon those who fall out of favour. The sea also has spiritual importance. In many traditions it is thought to be where all life began. People evolved from fish to human form. Traditional carvings of the ancestors show snake-like bodies, three fingers and large heads – a lot like amphibians, which can live on both land and water.
Māori believe that water is an energy, with many moods. It can be calm and life-giving, or dangerous and destructive. This energy is called Tangaroa – ‘god of the sea’.
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