Māori Motifs (D67 & D88)
Maker
Higgs, Avis
Production date
1940
Current rights
All Rights Reserved
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About this object
Two acrylic on paper designs featuring Māori Motifs.
D67 depicts alternating rows of red and black 'blocks' or 'bars' with circle and triangle detailing on a white background. This design demostrates Higgs' reliance on a strict modernist gridded system while utilising the ball, bar and triangle traditionally found in the kowhaiwhai panels of Te Hau Ki Turanga.
D88 depicts black and red crescents with white circle and koru detailing on a khaki background.
D67 depicts alternating rows of red and black 'blocks' or 'bars' with circle and triangle detailing on a white background. This design demostrates Higgs' reliance on a strict modernist gridded system while utilising the ball, bar and triangle traditionally found in the kowhaiwhai panels of Te Hau Ki Turanga.
D88 depicts black and red crescents with white circle and koru detailing on a khaki background.
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Production date
1940
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Measurements
Height x Width x Depth/Length: 755 x 542 x 35mm
Length x Width: 87 x 92mm
Length x Width: 158 x 119mm
Length x Width: 87 x 92mm
Length x Width: 158 x 119mm
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Current rights
Credit line
gifted by Marguerite Beere. Reproduced by kind permission of the Estate of Avis Higgs
Other number(s)
2004/23/29, 29, D67, D88, 26370
Accession number
2004/23/29
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