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Name

Caleb Lepou

Iwi

Ngāpuhi

School

Tauranga Boys’ College

Year

 13

Title

Lepou Pūkāea

Media

Tōtara wood, red feathers, pāua, polyurethane, glue, cane

Statement

I have created this pūkāea to show my love for taonga puoro.  I have a love for all music but I am very intrigued in puoro Māori and how taonga puoro was used in pre-European Aotearoa, thus displayed with my pūkāea.  On the body of the pūkāea, I have carved Taratara-a-Kae and near the mouth piece. I also have Taratara-a-Kae around the mouth of the pūkāea where there is also pāua and feathers.  I have sealed the pūkāea with polyurethane to give it a customary look.

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