Mark Kopua Indigenous Art: Hinemātikotai rāua ko Hineteiwaiwa (Framed)
Indigenise your spaces with Indigenous Art by Mark Kopua
Te Aitanga a Hauiti, Ngāti Ira and Ngāti Porou
Tohunga Mātauranga Māori, Tohunga Whakapapa, Tohunga Moko, Tohunga Whakairo
Pūrākauologist & Co-Manukura of Te Kurahuna’ Mahi a Atua
About this print:
Ānei ko Hinemātikotai rāua ko Hineteiwaiwa.
These were two sisters who played a major role in Hau-te-ana-nui, the house of Tangaroa.
Hine-te-Iwaiwa is the Tīpuna of all take ō te wahine including childbirth, entertainment and rāranga. Hine-te-iwaiwa is connected with the moon and some iwi refer to her as HINA-te-iwaiwa. In the evenings Hine-te-Iwaiwa would entertain the Tini-ō-Ponaturi (sea children) of Tangaroa with lullaby and thus lay them to sleep.
Hine-Mātikotai, the blind sister, was the guardian of Tupehau ki Hau-te-ana-nui (the verandah of Hau-te-ana-nui). She called to Te Tini-ō-Ponaturi, telling them of the rising sun, thus awakening them from their sleep. As her sister is connected with the moon, Hine-Mātikotai is connected with the sun. She is also associated with the female kawa of karanga.
Indigenise your spaces with Indigenous Art by Mark Kopua
Te Aitanga a Hauiti, Ngāti Ira and Ngāti Porou
Tohunga Mātauranga Māori, Tohunga Whakapapa, Tohunga Moko, Tohunga Whakairo
Pūrākauologist & Co-Manukura of Te Kurahuna’ Mahi a Atua
About this print:
Ānei ko Hinemātikotai rāua ko Hineteiwaiwa.
These were two sisters who played a major role in Hau-te-ana-nui, the house of Tangaroa.
Hine-te-Iwaiwa is the Tīpuna of all take ō te wahine including childbirth, entertainment and rāranga. Hine-te-iwaiwa is connected with the moon and some iwi refer to her as HINA-te-iwaiwa. In the evenings Hine-te-Iwaiwa would entertain the Tini-ō-Ponaturi (sea children) of Tangaroa with lullaby and thus lay them to sleep.
Hine-Mātikotai, the blind sister, was the guardian of Tupehau ki Hau-te-ana-nui (the verandah of Hau-te-ana-nui). She called to Te Tini-ō-Ponaturi, telling them of the rising sun, thus awakening them from their sleep. As her sister is connected with the moon, Hine-Mātikotai is connected with the sun. She is also associated with the female kawa of karanga.
Indigenise your spaces with Indigenous Art by Mark Kopua
Te Aitanga a Hauiti, Ngāti Ira and Ngāti Porou
Tohunga Mātauranga Māori, Tohunga Whakapapa, Tohunga Moko, Tohunga Whakairo
Pūrākauologist & Co-Manukura of Te Kurahuna’ Mahi a Atua
About this print:
Ānei ko Hinemātikotai rāua ko Hineteiwaiwa.
These were two sisters who played a major role in Hau-te-ana-nui, the house of Tangaroa.
Hine-te-Iwaiwa is the Tīpuna of all take ō te wahine including childbirth, entertainment and rāranga. Hine-te-iwaiwa is connected with the moon and some iwi refer to her as HINA-te-iwaiwa. In the evenings Hine-te-Iwaiwa would entertain the Tini-ō-Ponaturi (sea children) of Tangaroa with lullaby and thus lay them to sleep.
Hine-Mātikotai, the blind sister, was the guardian of Tupehau ki Hau-te-ana-nui (the verandah of Hau-te-ana-nui). She called to Te Tini-ō-Ponaturi, telling them of the rising sun, thus awakening them from their sleep. As her sister is connected with the moon, Hine-Mātikotai is connected with the sun. She is also associated with the female kawa of karanga.