Visitors encountered hundreds of embroidered poi reflecting on interactions between the people of Parihaka and the colonial forces in the late 19th century.
This exhibition comprises two works by Ngaahina Hohaia. The largest piece, Roimata Toroa, is made up of 392 poi, embroidered with symbols of the Parihaka community's passive resistance against invasion by Government troops in 1881. Roimata Toroa (the tears of the albatross) references the three albatross feathers that represent the Parihaka movement. In addition there are two alternate works,Paopoa ki tua o Rangi (27 Sept - 5 Nov 09) an audio-visual installation piece, and Patuki Manawa (9 Nov 09 - 10 Jan 10), direct from Fibre Spirare, Sweden.
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