This vessel is hand thrown on the pottery wheel in a blended Rangihoua uku, hand harvested on Waiheke Island. Rangihoua uku is a rich in kōkōwai with pops of pigment bursting out of the surface. 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 Hōrua glaze which is a rich brown glaze.
This ipu is 16.5cm tall
This is a one-off piece, apart of a wider collection celebrating Waiheke uku, 10% of sales will go to maori kaupapa here on Waiheke.
