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Amorangi HikuroaAmorangi Hikuroa Amorangi Hikuroa weaves narrative elements into his work, honouring stories old and new, fire, water, weather, and the great oceans that link all lands. Elegant form work, intricate carving and the lick of wood-fired glazing are the hallmarks of this modest master. As a member of Ngā Kaihanga Uku, Amorangi is privileged to be part of the whakapapa of uku through the Pacific and influenced by ancient ceramic histories around the world dating back to the Jomon people of Japan (6000 B.C.). Establishing uku as an accepted Māori art form has been a focus of Ngā Kaihanga Uku, gaining acknowledgement that our tupuna left knowledge, narrative and skills to work clay. ‘Uku has always been in our stories-we are clay, the body of the mother'
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