WHAKAPAPA GALLERY

Abstrax.on's contemporary interpretation of a beautiful traditional kōwhaiwhai*

Māori pattern

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*Kōwhaiwhai are Māori motifs. Each pattern tells a story and have a meaning relating to the land and sea. Kowhaiwhai patterns are traditionally painted in whare tipuna (meeting houses), pataka (storehouses), on the prow of a waka (canoe) and on many forms of carving such as boat paddles