Waipapa Marae, Auckland
The marae at Auckland University carved by legendary tohunga whakairo Pākariki Harrison.
The sketch doesn't start to do the subject justice - there is so much detail - something you don't appreciate until you sit down and try to capture it all on paper! I must go back with more time and do a more detailed study.
Check out a bit of background on Waipapa Marae here...
http://www.arts.auckland.ac.nz/uoa/home/about/departments-and-schools/maori-studies/waipapa-marae
and here...
http://gallery.arts.auckland.ac.nz/ies/ies_005/Waipapa+Marae+1+University+of+Auckland.jpg.html
The marae at Auckland University carved by legendary tohunga whakairo Pākariki Harrison.
The sketch doesn't start to do the subject justice - there is so much detail - something you don't appreciate until you sit down and try to capture it all on paper! I must go back with more time and do a more detailed study.
Check out a bit of background on Waipapa Marae here...
http://www.arts.auckland.ac.nz/uoa/home/about/departments-and-schools/maori-studies/waipapa-marae
and here...
http://gallery.arts.auckland.ac.nz/ies/ies_005/Waipapa+Marae+1+University+of+Auckland.jpg.html