Te Awhi Ki Ruahine

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CreatorFord, John BevanNameTe Awhi Ki RuahineDate Made1990Medium DescriptionPigmented inks on paperObject NumberLU125Dimensionssight 555 mm x 750 mmFurther information‘Fine kahu (cloaks) proclaim the mana of great chiefs. The kahu in the drawings, placed as they are over the land, now extend this mana to the land itself. Both kahu and mana warm us and draw us together.’
John Bevan Ford

Bevan Ford was among a modern generation of Māori artists that successfully used traditional carvings, symbols and motifs in a modern context with modern materials. In this example he has used felt pens to create the image but the patterns used reference taniko weaving, carving and kowhaiwhai. Bevan Ford is also known for carving, weaving and painting; and in 1995 Lincoln University bought his sculpture, Kaitiaki Figure, which resides in the library exercising guardianship and protection over the library and its inhabitants.

John Bevan Ford (1930-2005) was born in Leeston and has strong connections with this area, however his tribal affiliation is with Ngāti Raukawa ki Kapiti. This work is from his cloak series and is one of three we have in the university art collection.
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Te Awhi Ki Ruahine