• War club sculpture titled 'Colonisation'. A very meaningful piece of Maori art.
  • Barbed wire as part of a sculpture, shown here from above. The war club is made from Oamaru stone and mounted on wood.
  • Barbed wire as part of a sculpture, shown here sitting up off the war club which is made from Oamaru stone and mounted on wood.
  • Barbed wire as part of a sculpture, shown here sitting up off the handle of the war club which is made from Oamaru stone and mounted on wood.
  • Barbed wire as part of a sculpture, shown here sitting up off the war club which is made from Oamaru stone and mounted on wood.
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Maori Sculpture - Colonisation - by Shayne O'Neill - Ngati Kahungunu

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Contemporary Maori Artwork by Shayne O'Neill (Ngati Kahungunu Iwi)

Colonisation

Carved Oamaru stone and barbed wire mounted on wood

One of a kind art-piece 
Original

Wall hung

About the artwork "Colonisation"

Contemporary art work reflecting a powerful interpretation of Colonisation

A thought provoking piece

The carved weapon is within the restraints of the barbed wire, but is it? 
Barbed wire does not touch the weapon.

Barbed wire is well known for its presence in the Amnesty International logo. 
Equality, Freedom, and Justice.

Measurements:
67cm x 21cm x 18cm including barbed wire and wood
67cm x 21cm x 11cm not including barbed wire 


Colonisation harmed Maori communities, seriously and consistently undermining their vitality, aspirations and potentials, particularly since the 1860s, at inestimable cost to the entire nation. The British arrival in Aotearoa commenced a relationship between two very different cultures that has profoundly influenced their distinct and collective fortunes ever since. Despite manifest breaches of te Tiriti o Waitangi, this relationship has centred settler interests ensuring that Maori sovereignty has been displaced in favour of colonial hegemony, entrenching longstanding, preventable inequities in health and other important domains of social life. 


About Patu:

Patu are a type of short-handled club and were mainly used as a striking weapon. The blow administered with this weapon was a horizontal thrust straight from the shoulder at the enemy's temple. If the enemy could be grasped by the hair then the patu would be driven up under the ribs or jaw. Patu were made from hardwood, whale bone, or stone and quite often decorated with traditional carving.