Paratene Matchitt
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Whiti te Ra by Paratene Matchitt.
Tempera on board 1968 700 x 1030mm. Collection of The Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato.
Tempera on board 1968 700 x 1030mm. Collection of The Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato.
Paratene Matchitt is a New Zealand sculptor and painter. He is known for combining traditional Māori artforms with those of modernist art. His work also references events from New Zealand history, particularly the Māori prophetic movements of the nineteenth century.
He is of Te Whanau a Apanui, Ngati Porou and Whakatohea.
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