Forty years ago these Motonui Epa (back panels of a storehouse) found in a swamp were spirited out of the country to a Bolivian collector for USD65.000. The government bought them back for 4.5 million this year, and they were returned to Taranaki. Distinctively our style with serpentine bodies, the pointed heads and pu-werewere (spider web) decoration.
A challenge to draw as the display was slowly rotating, so we had much exercise over the hour's drawing.
Brian suggested trying a dark background to 'pop' them out.
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