| Record Number |
cm001609 |
| Title |
The song of the Shining Cuckoo ['Te Tangi o te Pipiwhararua', a poem by Tangirau Hotere] |
| Date |
1974 |
| Medium |
acrylic |
| Support |
5 unstretched canvas panels |
| Dimensions |
1: 1752mm x 900mm 2: 1770mm x 902mm 3: 1744mm x 905mm 4: 1755mm x 902mm 5: 1753mm x 905mm
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| Signature and Date |
panel 5: C McC. OCT. '74 (brushpoint, l.r.)
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| Extended Inscriptions |
1: 1 (brushpoint, l.l.) TUIA TUI (l.c.) 2: 2 ( l.l.) 3: TAU MAI (l.c.) 4: 4 TAU MAI (l.l. - l.c.) 5: 5 TAU MAI (l.l.) C McC. OCT. '74 (l.r.)
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| Collection |
Hocken Library, University of Otago, Dunedin
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| Comments |
McCahon wrote the following translation of Tangirau Hotere's poem in his workbook: Te Tangi o te Pipiwhararua Tuia Tui Tahia Tahia Kotahi Te Manu I Tau Ki Te Tahuna Tau Mai Tau Mai Tau Mai The Song of (Grief of) The Shining Cuckoo Glow Glow & tell us Te Tui: pierce us and Join us together Bird: alight on the beach alight, my friend alight, my friend alight and rest
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The song of the Shining Cuckoo ['Te Tangi o te Pipiwhararua', a poem by Tangirau Hotere]
