Post by Kiwi Frontline on Apr 22, 2024 3:56:30 GMT 12
SCULPTURES INSTALLED DEPICTING RICH CULTURAL HISTORY OF TAURANGA’S TE PAPA PENINSULA
Three huge sculptures depicting some of the rich cultural history of Tauranga’s Te Papa Peninsula have been installed as part of an upgrade of Cameron Rd.
Tauranga artist and carver Whare Thompson (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Whātua and Te Whakatōhea) worked with mana whenua on the works, which are made with Corten steel and Hinuera stone.
The work at First Ave is based on the kō or traditional wooden digging stick as a reminder the area was once a place of fertile and productive gardens.....
www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/sculptures-installed-depicting-rich-cultural-history-of-taurangas-te-papa-peninsula/TTDV73T2WVHYZJI47GV4S34EG4/
Three huge sculptures depicting some of the rich cultural history of Tauranga’s Te Papa Peninsula have been installed as part of an upgrade of Cameron Rd.
Tauranga artist and carver Whare Thompson (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Whātua and Te Whakatōhea) worked with mana whenua on the works, which are made with Corten steel and Hinuera stone.
The work at First Ave is based on the kō or traditional wooden digging stick as a reminder the area was once a place of fertile and productive gardens.....
www.nzherald.co.nz/kahu/sculptures-installed-depicting-rich-cultural-history-of-taurangas-te-papa-peninsula/TTDV73T2WVHYZJI47GV4S34EG4/