Kupe and Te Wheke
Item
Title
Kupe and Te Wheke
Description
This photograph taken by Sid Mosdell shows an image of a carved pou (post) at Karaka Point in Queen Charlotte Sound, New Zealand. The carving depicts the story of the Māori warrior, Kupe and the monstrous octopus, Te Wheke o Muturangi. Kupe had been struggling to save himself from being drowned, and so he gripped onto the northern end of the island Te Waipounamu (what is now known as the South Island). Eventually, he wins the battle by slicing the octopus in half and forming many of New Zealand's landforms.
Date
August 28, 2009
Medium
Carving
