Artist refreshes original Hinemoa and Tutanekai carvings
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Te Pou was in his mid-20s when he carved Hinemoa and Tutanekai and was fresh out of his training at the New Zealand Maori Arts and Craft Institute at Whakarewarewa.
Te Pou's carving style features a lot of flow. Hinemoa and Tutanekai have been proportioned into thirds, for example.
While he does use some traditional tools in his carving, it is the more modern chainsaw which is his favoured tool of trade for the bigger pieces he does.
It will be nice to see them back up, if people like what they see, then that's a bonus for me.
Community arts advisor Marc Spijkerbosch said he was looking forward to seeing the taonga back where they belong after the refresh.
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