Riki (inverted)
Maker
Graham, Brett
Production date
2017
Current rights
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About this object
Screenprint and inscribed ink on paper. One of four works from Brett Graham’s exhibition titled Properties of Peace and Evil, in which he looks to both historic and contemporary correspondence to give insight into the 1866 Battle of Ōmarunui, the construction of the dominant historical narrative of this event, and the resulting ongoing issues.
The four works represent Archangels Michael Riki (Ariki) and Gabriel Rura (Ruler) as punisher and pacifier. In the Pai Mārire faith (held by the Ngāti Hineuru people who were attacked at Ōmarunui), Riki and Rura were often carved on the cross arms of niu poles or represented by flags as the deities of peace and war.
The four works represent Archangels Michael Riki (Ariki) and Gabriel Rura (Ruler) as punisher and pacifier. In the Pai Mārire faith (held by the Ngāti Hineuru people who were attacked at Ōmarunui), Riki and Rura were often carved on the cross arms of niu poles or represented by flags as the deities of peace and war.
Maker
Production date
2017
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Media/Materials description
Screen-printed and inscribed UV lightfast ink on archival 300gsm paper
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Measurements
Framed measurement: Height x Width: 490 x 2150mm
print size: Height x Width: 300 x 2000mm
print size: Height x Width: 300 x 2000mm
Classification terms
Current rights
Credit line
gifted by the MTG Foundation
Other number(s)
2017/19/3, 94904
Accession number
2017/19/3
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