Te Matau o MauiThe Fish Hook of Maui
Tuti Tukaokao
Type
- Sculpture
Medium
- Stone
Dimensions
- H2270 x W1210mm
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Tuti Tukaokao (Ngāti Ranginui, Te Arawa), ‘Te Matau o Maui | The Fish Hook of Maui’ (1997), Cnr Amohau and Fenton Streets, CBD, Rotorua
Images: Bronwyn Holloway-Smith, Public Art Heritage Aotearoa New Zealand, 2022
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Description
Stone carving of Maui's hook, raised on rocky plinth with shells.
A plaque installed with the work reads:
“THE FISH HOOK OF MAUI / SYMBOLICALLY MAUI FISHED UP THE NORTH ISLAND
SCULPTURED BY / TUTI TUKAOKAO IN THE YEAR 1997
TE MATAU O MAUI / NA MAUI I HII AKE TE MOUTERE E KIIA NEI KO
“TE IKA A MAUI” / I WHAKAROTIA E TUTI TUKAOKAO
This piece completed the significant series of commissions undertaken by Tuti Tukaokao for McDonald's Rotorua, begining in 1981. Tukaokao created a total of 3 pou, 5 murals, 7 kōwhaiwahi panels and other internal carvings, and lastly this external sculpture in 1997.