Ngāparetaihinu | Tipuānuku, 2023

Māori Contemporary Art by Kiriana O'Connell 

Harakeke raranga, Art object by Kiriana O’Connell (Ngāti Tūkorehe, Pākehā.) 

She has studied raranga (flax weaving) for the past 18 years. 

All harakeke is harvested locally on the North Shore of Auckland, prepared, boiled and dyed by hand. 

Size: approx. W330 x H190mm

Materials: kupenga, harakeke, & Gourd (Ngā Puhi), commercial dye 

Handcrafted by Kiriana O'Connell, Tāmaki Makaurau