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'Kia Whakatane Ahau'
Whale Island or Moutehora is depicted in this evening light painting
of Whakatane Harbour (1020 x 760mm) . The statue of Wairaka stands over
the entrance to the harbour. Wairaka was a Maori woman who travelled to
New Zealand in the great Polynesian migrations and was on the one of the
first canoes (Mataatua waka) to reach the Bay of Plenty. Women were not
allowed to paddle the waka but she rescued the waka one night when its
slipped away from its berth. She cried "Kia Whakatane Ahau"
( I shall be a man)
This painting is available and can purchased online with Paypal or by
other arrangements. A deposit of NZ$100 will secure the painting on laybuy
(layaway) with the balance over 6-10 months. Freight is at the expense
of the buyer and can be arranged by the artist. Contact
Andrew Whyte if you have any questions.
Click on the painting to enlarge further.
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