Resting Tūī Face Longsleeve by Whaea Māia
This one’s for the baddies with the resting frown and a side eye that could kill. This manu sits on your poho as a gentle warning: yeah… don’t pmo.
There’s kōrero about the tūī’s vocal box, and how they can sing in frequencies the human ear can’t even hear. Makes you wonder what they’re really saying when they bully the smaller manu out of the trees… or if those little ones can even understand their kōrero either.
Sweet songs, savage when necessary.
Fit: Regular
Fabric: Heavy weight, 220 GSM, 22-singles, 100% combed cotton (marles 15% viscose)
Construction: Cuffed sleeves, neck ribbing, side seamed, shoulder to shoulder tape, double needle hems, preshrunk to minimise shrinkage.
About Māia
Māia Keane is a ringatoi Māori descending from the first place to see the sun, Te
Tairāwhiti, āe mārika. She was born & raised in West Auckland, recently returning
to her whānau whare here in Tāmaki after 6 years of deep wānanga on the
dearest East Coast. Her art practice moves across painting, raranga, and whatu,
drawing from Toi Māori ideaologies and the pūrākau through taonga tuku iho.
Raised away from her tūrangawaewae, Māia’s work reflects an ongoing return.
To people, to place, and to ways of making and expressing oneself. She often
works with kōwhaiwhai and the materials of harakeke and muka, following what
they have to teach rather than trying to control them.
At the heart of her mahi is a love for making alongside and sharing experiences
with others. Most of her time is now dedicated to being a kaiako, returning to
rangatahi pathways that once shaped her too. Sharing the mātauraunga in her
kete so far and encouraging the next generation of haututu to do their thing.
Care instructions
- Machine wash cold with like colours.
- Do not bleach.
- Do not tumble dry.
- Do not dry clean.
- Do not iron if printed.
- Line dry in shade.
