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Manaia 2 - M04544
Limited edition print Small (150), original medium acrylic on canvas/image size 26 x 31 cm,media size 36 x 30,5 cm, media : 310 Hahnemuhle archival German etching
Limited edition print Large (75), original medium acrylic on canvas/image size 42 x 50 cm, media size 54 x 61 cm, media : 310 Hahnemuhle archival German etching.

This is one of two paintings depicting women and their role as guardians. The pattern used around the women is the traditional kowhaiwhai pattern Manaia. As mothers, grandmothers, friends or family, women are the nurturers, the protectors, the warmth, the cuddles or the fury when needed.

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