Matakite
Cliff Whiting, Artist
About the Work
Matakite
when
used
as
a
verb
means
to
see
into
the
future
or
foresee.
When
used
as
a
noun
it
means
a
prophesy,
prophet,
seer,
clairvoyant,
or
special
intuition.
This work was made for the exhibition Te Ao Maori at the Sarjeant Gallery in 1989 and subsequently toured to Australia as part of Whatu Aho Rua in 1992.
The image of the woman is deliberately in the style of Western art and challenges attitudes of who is primitive? The tree form with the owl or flying bird has snakes or serpents twisting up the post with blacks, browns, ochres and whites.
- Bill Milbank, 2/6/2008
This work was made for the exhibition Te Ao Maori at the Sarjeant Gallery in 1989 and subsequently toured to Australia as part of Whatu Aho Rua in 1992.
The image of the woman is deliberately in the style of Western art and challenges attitudes of who is primitive? The tree form with the owl or flying bird has snakes or serpents twisting up the post with blacks, browns, ochres and whites.
- Bill Milbank, 2/6/2008
Measurements
approximately 1300 x 700 x 700 mm (estimate)
Media
carved wood
Description
Carved head of a Maori woman behind which is a tall carved pole with a carved owl with outstretched wings
Credit Line
Collection of the Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua Whanganui. Purchased, 1988
Collection Type
Permanent collection
Acquisition Date
1988
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Accession Number:
1988/16/1