Sacred Taonga
Pascal Atiga, né Bridger- Wharepapa | Tainui, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui
Location: Papakura Town Centre in front of Farmers
This Whale Tail design speaks of the relationship between the whale and the kauri tree. In Māori mythology, Tāne, god of the forest, gifted the whale to Tangaroa, god of the sea; this is how the kauri tree has its distinct scales for bark. This is exhibited on the sculpture through symmetrical design, with the colour blue representing the Hauraki Gulf.
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