Untitled [two kōwhaiwhai panels]
1981
Tuti Tukaokao
Accessible
Type
- Painting
Medium
- Paint
- Customwood/MDF
Dimensions
- 2 @ H1560 x W530mm
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Tuti Tukaokao (Ngāti Ranginui, Te Arawa), 'Untitled (two kōwhaiwhai panels)', 1981
Image: Public Art Heritage Aotearoa New Zealand, Bronwyn Holloway-Smith 2022
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Description
Two kōwhaiwhai panels, located either side of Tarawera mural.
In 1981 McDonald's Rotorua commissioned Tuti Tukaokao to produce artworks for their new building. Tukaokao created a total of 3 pou, 5 murals, 7 kōwhaiwahi panels and other internal carvings. He also completed an external sculpture in 1997.