Sculpture & Installation > Harakeke Rope (2019 ongoing)
Harakeke Rope
2019 (ongoing)
Muka fibre extracted from harakeke leaf blade by scraping with mussel shell. Harakeke rib and outer leaf blade flax fibre stripped. Peg
35mtr H x 110 cm W x 60 cm D - length of rope 150 mtrs approximately (variable on installation)
2019 (ongoing)
Muka fibre extracted from harakeke leaf blade by scraping with mussel shell. Harakeke rib and outer leaf blade flax fibre stripped. Peg
35mtr H x 110 cm W x 60 cm D - length of rope 150 mtrs approximately (variable on installation)
Gathered during annual harvests from 2011 to 2019 from Pa Harakeke* (harakeke plantations) Rangimarie (Te Noho Kotahitanga - Unitec, Auckland), Pa te Aroha (Whirinaki), Piritahi Marae (Waiheke), Auckland Botanic Gardens, Henderson.