This vessel is hand thrown on the pottery wheel in a blended Rangihoua uku, hand harvested. This piece has a narrow neck with a vertical lug, Carved with minimal niho Taniwha whakaro to represent resilience and ta moko, carved into the skin of Papatuanuku.
This uku was harvested on Ngāti Paoa whenua.
Glazed internally with a clear glaze and inlayed over carving. Lashed with muka from Mandy Milner tassel and lashing made in studio
This is a one-off piece, apart of a wider collection celebrating Waiheke uku, 10% of sales will be gifted back to Maori kaupapa on Waiheke.
This ipu is 21cm tall
