Birds and Stone of Te Arawa
1993
Graham Cooper
Accessible
Type
- Sculpture
Medium
- Bronze
Dimensions
- Approx. H762mm

Graham Cooper, ‘Birds of Te Arawa’ (1993), Tongariro North Domain, Taupō
Image: Bronwyn Holloway-Smith, Public Art Heritage Aotearoa New Zealand, September 2023



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Description
A bronze sculpture of a bird in flight is mounted on a raw stone plinth, installed in a small pond. Citing the “Walk the Sculptures of Taupō” brochure, Gail Garber suggests this work “symbolizes the gifts of bird and stones of the Te Arawa voyagers. The Tuwharetoa people left birds and stones on the shore of Lake Taupo to protect and guide all.”
There were originally two birds, but the whereabouts of the second bird is unknown.
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