Pre-1900 Wharenui Tradition
Painted in
Kōkōwai Red
Curling koru and fern-frond scrolls flow along the soot-black rafter, bilaterally balanced in red ochre, void black and clay white — structural timber turned to narrative ornament.
Pre-1900 Wharenui Tradition
Curling koru and fern-frond scrolls flow along the soot-black rafter, bilaterally balanced in red ochre, void black and clay white — structural timber turned to narrative ornament.