Ipu "Waka"

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Title

Ipu "Waka"

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Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua Whanganui

Collection

Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua Whanganui

Description

raku bodied clay, oxide, gas fired to 1180 C. "I feel particularly drawn to the ways in which form was executed through a transposition of an ipu (container traditionally made of flax or gourd) through a new material (clay, whenua) that holds a deep cultural and phenomenological significance across Maori cosmology. The ‘Waka’ form and title of this ipu by Wi Taepa is both broad and generous: I am drawn to his use of raku and a lighter clay slip that has been applied by hand, leaving grooved t...

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Format

Image

Date created

1999

Creator

Wi Taepa

URL

https://collection.sarjeant.org.nz/objects/46903

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