Quintin Randall Cookson

 

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Name

Quintin Randall Cookson

Iwi

Waikato

School

Te Wharekura o Maniapoto

Year

13

Title

Te Pou o Mangatāwhiri

Media

Rākau, paint, pāua inlay

Statement

I ngā rā o nehe i te tau 1863 i whakaae a Kīngi Tāwhiao kia aukati i ngā whenua o Waikato mai i te awa o Mangatawhiri. I oka a Kīngi Tāwhiao he pouwhenua ki roto i te whenua hei rohe mō ngā Pākehā. I have painted the pouwhenua red to symbolise the bloodshed and pain suffered by the Waikato iwi during the raupatu land confiscations. The kōwhaiwhai designs are mangopare and the taura rope pattern. This represents the joining of iwi who fought in the Waikato land wars.

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