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Maori Mataora Moko - Tawhirimatea
SKU:
300_MMM_TWHRMT
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 - Tawhitimatea Story:
Maori Mataora Moko - Tawhitimatea is part of the Maori Mataora Moko Series.
Maori Mataora Moko - Tawhitimatea is a Maori inspired design based on Male Maori Facial tattooing, bringing forth a representation of Tawhitimatea, the Maori god of the Weather. The design focuses on the face of Tawhitimatea, with vengeful, squinting eyes, puffed up cheek spirals showing a mouth full of wind and the mouth focused to a point - ready to blow. The linework is separated to give an airy-sky feel, ritorito patterns form the structure of Tawhitimmatea's face with light blue and green colours and black stained linework and a wood stained background.
Tawhitimatea
The weather was very important in Māori life. The seasons, the wind and the rain affected daily activities, especially growing crops and fishing. There are dozens of words to describe the weather. There are also stories to explain wind, thunder, rainbows and other natural events. In Māori tradition, Tāwhirimātea is the god of the weather. His parents were Ranginui (the sky father) and Papatūānuku (the earth mother), who lay close together. To let light into the world, Tāwhirimātea’s brothers separated their parents. But Tāwhirimātea did not agree to this. To show his anger he sent out his children, the four winds, and clouds that brought rain and thunderstorms. This destroyed trees in the forests ruled by his brother Tāne. But Tāwhirimātea could not defeat his brother Tūmatauenga, god of the people. The battle between people and the weather continues today.
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.
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 - Tawhitimatea is part of the Maori Mataora Moko Series.
Maori Mataora Moko - Tawhitimatea is a Maori inspired design based on Male Maori Facial tattooing, bringing forth a representation of Tawhitimatea, the Maori god of the Weather. The design focuses on the face of Tawhitimatea, with vengeful, squinting eyes, puffed up cheek spirals showing a mouth full of wind and the mouth focused to a point - ready to blow. The linework is separated to give an airy-sky feel, ritorito patterns form the structure of Tawhitimmatea's face with light blue and green colours and black stained linework and a wood stained background.
Tawhitimatea
The weather was very important in Māori life. The seasons, the wind and the rain affected daily activities, especially growing crops and fishing. There are dozens of words to describe the weather. There are also stories to explain wind, thunder, rainbows and other natural events. In Māori tradition, Tāwhirimātea is the god of the weather. His parents were Ranginui (the sky father) and Papatūānuku (the earth mother), who lay close together. To let light into the world, Tāwhirimātea’s brothers separated their parents. But Tāwhirimātea did not agree to this. To show his anger he sent out his children, the four winds, and clouds that brought rain and thunderstorms. This destroyed trees in the forests ruled by his brother Tāne. But Tāwhirimātea could not defeat his brother Tūmatauenga, god of the people. The battle between people and the weather continues today.
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.
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