’Kahukura me te Kupenga’ - Giclée print on textured cotton rag. Limited edition of 20 in sizes A3, A2 & A1.

’Kahukura me te Kupenga’ tells the story of Kahukura and the net, a pūrākau from Doubtless Bay, Te Tai Tokerau. In this pūrākau, a fair skinned chief, Kahukura, learnt the art of net making from the patupaiarehe/tūrehu. He was able to disguise himself amongst them because of their shared fair skin and small stature. Kahukura watched as the patupaiarehe fished with their kupenga, he began to unravel the net and watched as they repaired it, learning the art. The origin of kupenga in Aotearoa is often attributed to the patupaiarehe.

The pattern inside the takarangi is a variation of mata kupenga, symbolising the net in the pūrākau.