Wednesday 7 November 2018

Maori carvings at Paihia


New Zealand is full of wonderfully creative Maori carvings. These ones are located in Paihia, next to the Te Teriti O Waitangi house.


They are also known as Pou or Pouwhenua - Pou meaning "pillar" and Whenua meaning "land", painted red and black they certainly stand out.

10 comments:

gz said...

beautiful work

William Kendall said...

They are eye catching. Quite outside my cultural experience, of course.

Billy Blue Eyes said...

Amazing but quite scary in a way

NatureFootstep said...

culture is very interesting. First glance of your shot told me Japan, next said Native americans but you say Maori :) We are quite similar even if far apart :)
Thanks!

Wayne said...

Wow, the carving details are amazing. The names sound similar to US Native American names.

Bill said...

Amazing to see, such beautiful carving details.

Graham Edwards said...

I see the clouds. I'm sure the sun must shine there but I've been several times and I can remember rain.

PerthDailyPhoto said...

They certainly do Amy, tres dramatic. The details are amazing, the Maori style is so distinctive ✨

Sharon said...

Very beautiful!

Jenn said...

So interesting seeing art from around the world! (I am in Canada)

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