Description
Title: Te Whitinga o Te Rā
Artist: Erihapeti McPherson
Iwi: Kāi Tahu, Kāti Māmoe, Kotimana
Description: Heru, hair comb and hair adornment
Tohorā – whalebone
Heru – traditional hair comb used for grooming hair and hair adornment to fasten a topknot. Used by men and women.
This whalebone Heru honours the rising Sun of rememberance – the return to ancestral knowledge carried within us. In our traditions, the head is the most sacred part of the body, and the hair holds mana, memory and identity. Placed in the hair, the Heru is a symbol of status, lineage, integrity and the living connection between the wearer and their tūpuna.
Art Form: Whakairo, carving
Materials – Whalebone
Brand
Erihapeti McPherson
Erihapeti McPherson has always considered herself a creator, as a self-taught artist, her practice has now spanned more than three decades. Primarily working in bone and stone in her art practice, she emphasises that her physical adornments are sacred jewellery, an extension of her spirituality. She believes she has always sought meaning in arrangement and this in effect has built the foundations from which her art practice flows from. As a rongoa practitioner Erihapeti has experience in Mirimiri, and Romiromi, developing the capacity to create traditional medicine, and use physical and energetic healing to aid others. Her strong sense of spirituality has informed a lot of her work as a registered Esoteric Hypnotherapist, Cultural and Spiritual Protection Agent. She seeks to support individuals, institutions and groups in need of spiritual safety and protection, offering Spiritual Guidance, Counselling and Specialised Hypnotherapy. Her works include sacred jewellery, perfume oils, and artwork as her own energetic and spiritual offering. Erihapeti honours her cultural roots while also pushing the boundaries of contemporary art, seeking to connect to those who engage with her pieces within Te Ao Māori.
Te Whitinga o Te Rā – Whalebone Hair Adornment
$509.00
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Description
Title: Te Whitinga o Te Rā
Artist: Erihapeti McPherson
Iwi: Kāi Tahu, Kāti Māmoe, Kotimana
Description: Heru, hair comb and hair adornment
Tohorā – whalebone
Heru – traditional hair comb used for grooming hair and hair adornment to fasten a topknot. Used by men and women.
This whalebone Heru honours the rising Sun of rememberance – the return to ancestral knowledge carried within us. In our traditions, the head is the most sacred part of the body, and the hair holds mana, memory and identity. Placed in the hair, the Heru is a symbol of status, lineage, integrity and the living connection between the wearer and their tūpuna.
Art Form: Whakairo, carving
Materials – Whalebone
Brand
Erihapeti McPherson
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