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Whakamamae

Christina Lyndon

Rapira-Davies, S., Kahukiwa, R., Lyndon, C., Kaa, K., & 1988 Wellington City Art Gallery. (1988). Whakamamae (pp. 6–7). Wellington City Art Gallery. https://citygallery.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/PWM.pdf (Original work published 1988)


E nga iwi, e nga waka, e nga karangatanga maha tena koutou, tena koutou.

Tena koutou me nga tini aitua, i runga i a koutou, ma tatou katoa e tangi.

Kati ra, ka ratou te hunga mate ki a ratou. Ko tatou te hunga ora ki a tatou e nga karangataga maha huri noa tena koutou.

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Shona Rapira-Davies is one of Aotearoa’s most influential contemporary Māori artists. Born in Aotearoa New Zealand, she trained at Elam School of Fine Arts and has exhibited nationally and internationally. Her work often weaves together personal history, tribal identity, and collective narratives of Māori women. She creates powerful sculptural forms using terracotta, wood, paint, and found materials.