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Name

Eruera Houia       

Iwi

Ngāti Porou            

School

Lincoln High School    

Year

12

Title

Patu te Tangata 

Media

Wood, nylon

Statement

I have always been interested in the politics of culture. Especially how Māori culture is used in Pākehā culture. I have always loved to draw and have always believed in the importance of toi whakairo. I have taken the design of my brother’s moko and transposed this to whakairo within an English object – a cricket bat. In this way I am imposing my cultural heritage upon a Pākehā icon. This is an attempt at reversal of the colonialization that has been imposed on Māori.
 
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