Main Gallery
Kete Puputu: Closely Plaited Kete 2007
Maker: Tangimoe Clay
Materials: whitau/flax fibre
Courtesy of Te Kahautu Maxwell Collection: Gift of the artist
Kete Puputu: Closely Plaited Kete 2007
Maker: Tangimoe Clay
Materials: whitau/flax fibre
Courtesy of Te Kahautu Maxwell Collection: Gift of the artist
Taruke: Crayfish pot 2008
Maker: Tangimoe Clay
Materials: manuka, pirita/supplejack, whitau/flax fibre
Courtesy of the artist
Kete and Hinaki Brooches 2008
Maker: Tangimoe Clay
Materials: mixed media
Courtesy of the artist
Whariki: Widespread Basket 2003
Maker: Tangimoe Clay
Materials: harakeke
Courtesy of Mick Pendergrast Collection: 03/49. Gift of the artist
Orange Roughy Tipoti - Orange Roughy Containers 2008
Maker: Tangimoe Clay
Materials: dracaena leaves
Courtesy of the artist
Kete Pingao 2008
Maker: Tangimoe Clay
Materials: pingao, whatau/flax fibre
Courtesy of the artist
Kete Pingao with Paua Handles 2006
Maker: Tangimoe Clay
Materials: pingao, paua, whītau/flax fibre
Courtesy of Mick Pendergrast Collection: 08/10. Gift of the artist
Kete Hukahuka: Tasseled Kete 2008
Maker: Tangimoe Clay
Materials: harakeke, dye
Courtesy of the artist
Installation view
Poutiriao: Angels 2008
Maker: Tangimoe Clay
Materials: harakeke
Courtesy of the artist
Various works in Harakeke 2003-2005
Maker: Tangimoe Clay
Materials: harakeke
Courtesy of Mick Pendergrast Collection: Gift of the artist
Makaweroa: Long Hair 2008
Maker: Tangimoe Clay
Materials: harakeke
Courtesy of the artist
Kete Raranga Tatahi: Green-dyed Basket in Open Plaiting 2003
Maker: Tangimoe Clay
Materials: harakeke, dye
Courtesy of Mick Pendergrast Collection: 03/05. Purchase from the artist
The Tallest Kete in the World 2005
Maker: Tangimoe Clay
Materials: harakeke
Courtesy of Mick Pendergrast Collection: 05/04 & 05/70. Gifts of the artist
Kete Venetian 2008
Maker: Tangimoe Clay
Materials: recycled venetian blind slats
Courtesy of the artist
Various works in Pingao 2008
Maker: Tangimoe Clay
Materials: pingao
Courtesy of the artist
Nga Kete o te Wananga: Three Baskets of Knowledge 2008
Maker: Tangimoe Clay
Materials: harakeke, dye, beads, buttons, tiki, wire
Courtesy of the artist
Installation view
Maker: Tangimoe Clay
Kete Pingao with Wire Handles 2008
Maker: Tangimoe Clay
Materials: pingao, whatau/flax fibre, aluminium wire
Courtesy of the artist
Uhengaparaoa: Works by Tangimoe Clay
27 May 2008 - 21 June 2008
Maker:
Tangimoe Clay
Curator:
Mick Pendergrast
Uhengaparaoa: Works by Tangimoe Clay is a new exhibition at Objectspace which surveys the work of Tangimoe Clay, an outstanding and innovative contemporary Maori weaver.
Based in the small town of Opotiki, in the Bay Of Plenty, Tangimoe Clay became interested in flax in the late 1980s and has spent a number of years honing her craft. Tangimoe's works have attracted the attention of an increasing number of collectors and in 2006 she was exhibited in the international touring exhibition Toi Maori: The Eternal Thread.
Steeped in a tradition many generations old, Uhengaparaoa: Works by Tangimoe Clay is a rare opportunity to witness a contemporary Maori craftsperson successfully negotiating and thoroughly engaged with her craft.
This occasion marks the first major exhibition dedicated to Tangimoe's work. Curated by a well known writer and scholar in this field, Mick Pendergrast, the exhibition will include a wide range of objects crafted by the artist in recent years, from her own collection and others.
A print publication for this exhibition is available for sale at Objectspace.