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Pillars of the earth




 I walk past this mural most days just inside the gates of one of our local primary schools and finally got a decent photo. I haven't been able to work out who painted this one but it depicts the sun rising over the land the some of the Maori words say: "Where is the pillar of the earth", "The pillar of acceptance is the earth", "The mountain is dark" and "Who longs for the river". 

Linking up with Mural Monday.

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Mae Travels said…
The spiral in the wave is a very Maori motif — it’s wonderful to see it in this context. As I understand the spiral, the origin is the opening frond of the fern. Beautiful mural!

be well... mae at maefood.blogspot.com
5 October 2020 at 08:03
gz said…
Beautiful work
5 October 2020 at 10:14
Tom said…
...a wonderful message and great graphics.
5 October 2020 at 10:54
Tigger's Mum said…
Another great mural on your blog. You must live surrounded by great creativity.
5 October 2020 at 18:18
local alien said…
A nice mural for the school
5 October 2020 at 18:42
Bleubeard and Elizabeth said…
This is quite stunning. I love that it includes the Maori words and symbols, too.
5 October 2020 at 19:20
Iris Flavia said…
It´s very beautiful!
5 October 2020 at 19:36
Sami said…
Beautiful mural Amy, thanks for participating in Monday Murals.
6 October 2020 at 00:30
Sallie (FullTime-Life) said…
I love all of this ....the beautiful art, the messages which I can really relate to, and that you translated them for us. Thank you! (And the last saying is motivating me to go outside right now and walk to our river.]
6 October 2020 at 02:11
Bill said…
The mural is beautiful and I like the message. Thanks for translating it.
Have a wonderful day and a great new week.
6 October 2020 at 11:28
PerthDailyPhoto said…
A beautiful and inspiring mural Amy 💙
7 October 2020 at 02:17
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