Tera Tetahi Manu
Shane Cotton, Artist
About the Work
One
of
a
number
of
works
by
the
artist
based
on
a
poem
which
refers
to
an
old
story
from
the
Ohaeawai
area
of
the
Bay
of
Islands
known
as
Taiāmai.
The
poem
refers
to
a
white
bird
with
feathers
as
bright
as
the
light
of
day.
The
bird
flew
across
the
pacific
to
Aotearoa,
where
he
lives
to
this
day
with
the
Taitokerau
people.
Measurements
230 x 300mm
Media
oil on canvas
Description
Painting done in a brick red with black background. The text is in Maori ' Tera tetahi manu he ma ona huruhuru o rite ki te awatea I haere mai I nga whenua pamamao'. This could be translated into English as 'There is a single bird with white feathers like the dawn. It comes from a distant land.'
Credit Line
Collection of the Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua Whanganui. Purchased, 1997
Collection Type
Permanent collection
Acquisition Date
1997
Share
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Nationality:
Iwi / Ethnicity:
Accession Number:
1997/3/1