Te Rau Ponga (The Fern)
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－象征新西兰的银蕨。它代表着出入平安的美意。
Inspired by News Zealand's National emblem the silver fern. The fern is placed by the warrior as part of the ceremony of welcome upon the marae. If you wish to enter the marae you must pick up the fern, the taki, so that all can be assured that you come in peace and your intentions are honourable. The warrior completes the ceremony and clears the way for you to enter and take your place before the tribe. In doing so the fern comes to symbolise, before the warrior and his people, your oath and goodwill. Marae: A traditional and sacred meeting place for both religious and social purposes, the focal point being a meeting house. |
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Tiki (Mortal Man)
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－在毛利传说中，Tiki是人类的起源。他的父亲是天空，母亲是大地。它意味着新的开始的美意。
Inspired by the origins of man The first man of fully mortal form, born to seed the new world. Tane the separator parted the primordial pair, Ranginui the sky father and Papatuanuku the earth mother, so that Tiki and those that would follow him could live free of the dark bonds that enveloped the gods in the endless night. The new world bursts forth with new light to light Tiki's mortal journey. Ui mai koe ki ahau he aha te mea nui o te ao? Māku a kī atu he tangata, he tangata, he tangata! Ask me, 'What is the greateset thing in the world?' I will reply, 'It is people, people, people!' Tane Mahuta: The deity of man and forests and all that dwell within. |
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Kaitiaki Whanau (Family Guardian)
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－在毛利传说中，它是家庭保护者。图中的双臂寓意拉近家人之间的距离，关怀并保卫着家人。
Inspired by the artists love for his family The whanau (family), nestled within its arms are kept close and safe. This spirit, this kaitiaki, this essence resides amongst them, present in the hearts and minds, working in their dreams and desires. Its voice is heard, providing guidance, care and stewardship throughout their day. This kaitiaki is always there, always present, committed to avoiding misfortune and calamity, so that the whanau may grow and prosper. The journey you make is not made on your own. |
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Nga Tai Moana (Ocean Tides)
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－它记录着毛利族发现了新西兰这片净土。图中有飓风和巨浪，它有寓意艰难中仍然会重见光明美好祝愿。
Inspired by the great migration to Hawaiiki Pacific tides brought us here to Aotearoa, the land of the long white cloud. Te ika a Maui; the great fish that was conquered by demi-god Maui-the trickster, the land that was rediscovered by the adventurer Kupe as he chased Te Wheke o Muturangi. The Māori people are of the Pacific Ocean in all its beauty and vast space. They migrated here upon the tides of Parata, waves of Hine Moana and winds of Tawhirimatea to populate this rugged cloud cloaked land. Te Ika a Maui: The North Island of New Zealand Kupe: The great Polynesian navigator, who discovered the North and South Islands of New Zealand Te Wheke o Muturangi: A mystical pet octopus Parata: Magical sea creature thought to control tides Hine Moana: Woman of the Sea Tawhirimatea: Deity of winds and storm Hawaiiki: Mythical ancestral homeland of the Maori |
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Ngaru Wai Moana (Pacific Waves)
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－图中是太平洋海浪图案。毛利传说中带来丰收的鱼的吉祥图案，它寓意着财源广进。
Inspired by the rolling waves of Tangaroa and a love of fishing. Rolling over and under and over again. The waves of Hine Moana bare many tales, of Maui, of Kupe, of the migration and many more. Tawhirimatea, the wind child whips at their peaks and Tangaroa the lord of the ocean moves the ceaseless tides. These conditions produce the waves that bare these fables of an adventurous people and the journeys across rippled tides and churning seas. Tangaroa: Deity of the sea Hine Moana: Woman of the Sea Maui: A legendary demi-god, who's many great feats include fishing up the north island of New Zealand Kupe: The great Polynesian navigator, who discovered the North and South Islands of New Zealand Tawhirimatea: Deity of winds and storm |
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Raperape (Spiral Pattern)
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－这个毛利图腾由8条鸟头蛇身的神兽组成， 它交织着白天和黑夜，光明与黑暗，男人和女人，生命的起源与结束的循环往复。它有保护，对抗邪恶，污秽东西的入侵的寓意。
Inspired by the tattooed spiral patterns worn by the Māori warrior. The intertwined manaia are a play on the Māori world view of duality and synergy. Night and day, light and dark, male and female, beginning and end can all be explained within the markings of those that bare this pattern. Ever evolving, ever changing each one making way for the other as they cycle through their cosmic dance. Manaia: A spiritual guardian against evil, shown in a side profile-half being in this world and the other in the spiritual. Its form is usually represented in a figure 8 formation with a bird shaped head and beak, the body usually as a serpent, bird or human form. |
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