Ipu Waiora (Vessel to Hold Life-Sustaining Waters)

Description

Pot of earthenware, hand-built and wood-fired, entitled 'Ipu Waiora', 'Vessel to Hold Life-Sustaining Waters', with crested ornament on top representing the element koro, a life-force which binds all creation: Polynesia, New Zealand, Dargaville, Māori people, by Manos Nathan, 1994

Museum reference

A.1994.1076

Collection

Oceania

Object name

Pot, Vessel

Production information

Nathan, Manos Ross, 1948 - 2015, Potter
Dargaville, Northland, North Island, New Zealand, Polynesia

Date

1994

Style / Culture

Māori

Materials

Earthenware

Physical description

Earthenware, light tan, hand-built and wood-fired

Exhibitions

• Art of Ceramics (08 Feb 2019)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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