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About the artist

George Tamihana Nuku is one of New Zealand’s leading contemporary artists. As such, he is intensely aware of his responsibilities to his own Maori culture, both to its spirit and meanings, as much to its craft traditions. His materials are stone, bone, wood and shell, but primarily he works with plexiglass. Using these materials to not only make large scale sculptural installations, but wearable jewellery. Crafting jewellery has been a part of his practice for over 30 years.