Gisborne artists’ work in dawn presentation

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Gisborne artists’ work in dawn presentation

Thursday, August 23, 2012

GISBORNE artists have been integral to the making of a trio of taonga that were today gifted to a Japanese marine products company.

Nissui is joint owner of Sealord Group with the Maori-owned Aotearoa Fisheries. The Japanese company is celebrating its 100th anniversary and to mark the occasion the taonga were gifted at a dawn ceremony on behalf of the 58 iwi of New Zealand.

The carvings — Te Whare o Tangaroa — depict god of the sea, Tangaroa, embracing in a net his multitude of “children” (fish and marine life). They were designed by Tairawhiti Museum curator Jody Wyllie and former All Black and politician Tutekawa Wyllie (both Ngai Tamanuhiri).

They were carved by Gisborne’s Simon Lardelli (Ngati Porou/Rongowhakaata), with fellow artist Kiwa Mihaka.

Comprised of a poutokomanawa (centre pole) and two fully-carved outside slabs, the three pieces were carved in the style of Rongowhakaata subtribe Ngati Kaipoho acknowledging 19th-century Kaipoho carver Raharuhi Rukupo as “Maoridom’s equivalent to Michelangelo”.

The entire work was 10 months in the making.

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