Gallery / Hei Matau Tahi
Original sold
Hei Matau Tahi
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Size
- 250 × 250 mm
- Framing
- Wood frame, teak stain
- Artist
- Lana Kingsbeer
This original has found its home. You can ask Lana about a similar commission.
The hei matau is carved in the shape of a stylised fishhook. It represents strength, prosperity, fertility, good luck and safe travel over water. Its meaning originates from the Māori legend of Māui, who caught a great fish using only a woven line and a hook made from the jawbone of his grandmother.
