Nevermind the electric bicycle to the right of this photo, what caught my eye was this large sculpture on the outside of the BNZ Bank in Queen Street, Auckland City.
Named Kaitiaki II (meaning food and protection) by Fred Graham it symbolizes the original foreshore and former waka (canoe) landing area before this place was reclaimed. It sits on the same site as where the Ngati Paoa Iwi kept their canoes.
I think it's quite a clever piece and I like the way it prompts me to research the Maori history of NZ.
Linking up with Our World Tuesday and My Corner of the World.
12 comments:
It's an impressive sculpture. Your research and consequent information makes all the difference when it comes to understanding the thinking behind the sculpture.
Beautiful sculpture.
Worth a Thousand Words
Interesting piece - I really don't know any of the history of New Zealand.
I love sculpture in public places. That one is impressive.
Lovely!
I like it.
Very creative piece of art.
I'm happy to see your link on 'My Corner of the World' this week! Thanks for linking up!
My Corner of the World
It is indeed an impressive piece of sculpture with much meaning Amy..
It's one of those sculptures that looks so simple but is really quite complex.
Thought provoking and rather beautiful, I thought.
It is a beautiful sculpture. I read a little bit about the Maori. Apparently their resisted their lands being taken away quite fervently, kind of like the Native Americans.
both of them looks cool :)
Re the steem at the footbath, I think the temperature is a bit lower then Rotorua. Mainly because I think Rotorua comes from a deeper source.
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