Mere Lodge
Artwork Detail
Ko tā tēnei toi rauwhero iti, angiangi hoki nā Mere Harrison Lodge he whakamaumahara i te kōrero me te ingoa o tōna kāinga a Ruatōria. He tangata whai mana a Tōrea, nāna tētahi toka kaitā i huke ki te hanga i tētahi rua, i tētahi taupoki, hei pātaka kūmara. Ko te ingoa tuatahi o te kāinga o te ringa toi a Ruatōria, ko te Rua-a-Tōrea. Ko te aronga nui a Lodge i roto i tēnei tāraitanga rauwhero iti noa iho, ko te kaha o te tangata ki te whakanuku i te toka kaitā rawa.
This small yet busy textured bronze piece by Mere Harrison Lodge recalls the narrative and name of the township of her home Ruatōria. Tōrea was a man of mana (authority) and he built a special rua (food holding) by unearthing an enormous boulder, filling the hole it left with kumara, and fashion a cover to preserve them. Hence the original name of the artist’s hometown – Ruatōria/Rua-a-tōrea. Lodge places emphasis on the strength used to move the monolithic boulder in this concise and efficient bronze sculpture.
- Title
- Te- Toka-a-Torea
- Artist/creator
- Mere Lodge
- Production date
- 1963
- Medium
- bronze with wooden base
- Dimensions
- 170 x 140 mm
- Credit line
- Courtesy of the artist
- Accession no
- X2020/73/2
- Copyright
- Copying restrictions apply
- Department
- New Zealand Art
- Display status
- Not on display
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