Untitled [Tawhirimatea]

Maker
Adele Younghusband
Production date
1936
 Description
Both male mythological figures. In Maaori mythology, Tawhirimatea is the god of weather, including thunder and lightning, wind, clouds and storms. He is a son of Papatuanuku (earth mother) and Ranginui (sky father). Here Tawhirimatea is pulling part of Tane Mahuta (the tree).
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Maker
Production date
1936
Media/Materials
Pen, ink and tempera on paper, on card board
Production place
New Zealand
Collection
Visual Arts
Department collection type
Visual Arts
Credit line
Collection of Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato
Accession number
1963/80/2

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