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Āke Ake Ake (2Ruru)

Āke Ake Ake (2Ruru)

$320.00Price
 
From a 2024 original oil on canvas painting by
Rieko NZ
 
āke ake ake | forever, evermore, on and on, forevermore
 
Archival Fine Art Print
Hahnemühle archival satin paper
Signed, numbered & titled
Edition 50
Size 425*350mm
 

Often heard in the forest at dusk and throughout the night, the morepork (Ninox novaeseelandiae) is known for its haunting, melancholic call. Its Māori name, ruru, reflects this call. In Māori tradition the morepork was seen as a watchful guardian. It belonged to the spirit world as it is a bird of the night. Although the more-pork or ruru call was thought to be a good sign, the high pitched, piercing, ‘yelp’ call was thought to be an ominous forewarning of bad news or events.

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