Saturday, April 21, 2012

Polynesians Explore the New Zealand Bush.

Taketakerau The Millennium Tree : The Art - Illustrations

One of my illustrations for this book, which describes the history of Aotearoa New Zealand in relation to a 2000 year old Puriri tree (still extant) that was for many centuries used as a burial tree by the local Maori tribe.  Here, the Polynesian migrants explore the native forest and bush, finding birds and plants entirely new to them.