Ra Gossage - Māhutonga Hoodie / Kids Native Herb Tea Māori Mermaid x Unity Collection

Māori Mermaid x Unity Collection Collab

Waitohu: A Journal for Making Meaning

And here in the waka paddles I've morphed it with the Egyptian feathered serpent

Whenua means both land and placenta

a declaration of survival

Ra Gossage - Māhutonga Hoodie / Kids Native Herb Tea Māori Mermaid x Unity CollectionArtist Ra Gossage's original 'Matariki' design on a black hoodie with a white print This kwhaiwhai motif is her interpretation of Mhutonga or The Southern Cross star constellation. The 4 smaller Koru around the edges are the 4 main whtu of this constellation Acrux, Mimosa, Gacrux and Imai Together forming the cross pattern Mahutonga was used by Maori to find south and as a navigational aid.