Acknowledgement of Ancestors

This is a statesman-like figure with the eagle and wolf designs acknowledging the two important crests of a powerful chief. Like many of these pieces, we shied away from specific mythologies and concentrated on mutual themes, shapes and concepts.

Preston Singletary

This sculpture has a stylized pounamu (jade) head honouring Maori and Northwest Coast peoples. Maori design elements are a contemporary form of pakati and haehae (both surface designs of wood carving). These notches and designs create a humanistic form of the body with arms and legs exposed in a haka (action dance) stance. The haka can signify acknowledgement.

Lewis Gardiner