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One of the first modern painted representations of the haka, Au Au Aue Hā!!! is an unforgettable melding of whakairo and haka traditions.
The painting confirms Para Matchitt’s reputation as one of Gordon Tovey’s group of brilliant contemporary Maori artists along with Cliff Whiting, Fred Graham, Arnold Te Manaaki Wilson and Ralph Hotere.
- Artist
- Para Matchitt
- Iwi/Ethnicity
- Ngāti Porou/MāoriTe Whānau-ā-Apanui/MāoriTe Whakatōhea/Māori
- Title
- Au Au Aue Hā!!!
- Production Date
- 09 Sep 1962
- Medium
- gouache on paper
- Dimensions
- 720 x 560 mm
- Credit Line
- Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, The Ilene and Laurence Dakin Bequest, purchased 2014
- Accession No
- 2014/15
- Copyright
- Copying restrictions apply
- Department
- New Zealand Art
- Display Status
- Not on display
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