Huia's Lament

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CreatorOgier, JoNameHuia's LamentDate Made2010Medium DescriptionWoodcutObject NumberLU273Dimensionsactual 430 mm x 958 mmCredit LineDonated 2012 by Dick Lucas, Chair, Lincoln University Art committee 1974 - 2013Further informationThis is a picture of a male and female Huia called Huia’s Lament. At first look, it is a brilliant representation of the Huia but as you spend more time looking you can see the details. The gun on which the birds are perched is called Huia, the background is full of images that show the sad history of this tapu endemic bird. The Huia were hunted to extinction by Europeans for their feathers and strange beaks to adorn hats and jewellery. This artwork captures that but also the influence of pest mammals on the decline of the importance and reverence the Māori had for the Huia and how that was ultimately futile with the bounties placed upon the Huia.

George Gibbs, Masters of Conservation and Ecology student, 2024.Artwork CopyrightAll rights reservedKeywordsBirds | manuMachinery | whakamārmamaEcologySustainability | whanake taiaoKaitiakitanga | guardianship

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