NIGEL SCANLON
12. Te Tara o te Ika a Maui
NZ Basalt with steel plinth
Approx. 1800 x 900 x 200mm
This work looks out on to Coromandel Peninsula other wise known as Te Tara o Te Ika a Maui, the barb of the fish of Maui. In Maori mythology Maui fished up the North Island which is seen as a great sting ray. The head is at Wellington , the tail to the north and the barb of the ray is Coromandel.
Price: TBA
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N i g e l S c a n l o
n
Iwi – Te Atihaunui a Paparangi
Hapu – Ngati Ruaka
Education
1993-1995 Nga Puna Waihanga, Certificate in Maori
Art
1997 Wanganui Polytechnic, Bachelor of Fine
Arts
1998 Massey University, Maori Visual
Arts