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Page 110 Ringa Toi 2019
| Ringa Toi Homepage |
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Name |
Frankie Smith |
Iwi |
Ngāti Porou |
School |
Western Springs College |
Year |
12 |
Title |
HINE NUI TE PŌ |
Media |
A4 Digital Print |
Statement |
Hine-nui-te-pō is the goddess of death. I personally hold her in high regards, hence the use of huia feathers in her hair to show her mana. This is my interpretation of the myth around Māui trying to gain eternal life from Hine-nui-te-pō. Māui is shown in other legends as a kererū and a lizard, also he used a hei-matau to try and catch the sun, so here I have tried to use those symbolically as a representation of the trickster Māui. A path and doorway signify the afterlife – with the light and dark reflecting how Hine-nui-te-pō was one Hine-tītama. The presence of Māui is portrayed as the hei-matau wrapped around her neck, physically drawing blood in the process – while the rope part is trying to pass through her ‘archway’. She is alerted by the Pīwakawaka in the light – with the Kererū occupying the dark. |