Whiti te ra

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Title

Whiti te ra

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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Collection

Te Papa Collections Online

Description

In Whiti te ra, Paratene Matchitt merges Māori ideas and styles with cubist elements. The title comes from the final words of the famous haka (chant) ‘Ka Mate’, composed by the Ngāti Toa chief Te Rauparaha to express his elation upon cheating death. Here, we see an abstract figure with arms raised in that final moment of triumph. The style of painting – particularly the use of flat blocks of colour – reveals the influence of modern European artists like Pablo Picasso.

Format

Image

Date created

1962

Creator

Paratene Matchitt

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/614593

Related subjects

gouache / boards / paintings / Māori / New Zealand

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