Aotearoa archival plate
Soot pigment / warm umber
Whakapapa Geometry

Carved Lineage

A fictional archival journal built from chisel-dark contrast, solemn serif type, and bilateral engraving rhythm.

Contact-era record
1769

Warm shadow ground. Cream annotation. A single red-ink register for gravity, never spectacle.

Uhi / soot / skin Incised depth translated into fine plate marks and quiet archival hierarchy.