Description
Title: Kāhu
Artist: Erihapeti McPherson
Iwi: Kāi Tahu, Kāti Māmoe, Kotimana
Description: Kāhu Feather Earrings
To many iwi, the Kāhu was compared to a chief and had a chiefly status. Known as a Harrier Hawk or Swamp Harrier, it is an excellent flyer and hunter and inspired many whakataukī and waiata amongst our tūpuna.
At this time of the year, the constellation Matariki has set over the Western Horizon in order to visit her kuia, Papatūānuku. Matariki and her six daughters spend their time preparing and adorning their kuia for the new year, making her beautiful. Our tūpuna would adorn themselves with many different types of feathers in many ways. Some were worn in the hair, others in the ear. These Kāhu Earrings are a way we can adorn ourselves and each other at this time of the New Year.
Materials: Kāhu feathers (sourced from local iwi, hapū of Mōhua, Motueka where Erihapeti lives), Moonstone gemstone, sterling silver
Length: 70 mm
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