TE AO MARAMA - A collection of Maori Mythologies

Check out these stunning photograph by Niketa Mercedes a Kiwi photographer showing a Collection of Maori Mythologies. 

Niketa has been working hard for the last 6 months "on Te Ao Marama: A Collection of Maori Mythologies." and included this blurb about her piece: "I have studied our beautiful Atua’s using a range of mythologies renditions from a number of different iwi and sought to bring them back to life. Originally the purpose of my mahi was to be used as an educational tool for our Tamariki, giving them a contemporary image to go alongside these treasured mythologies. All in all, I really just wanted to share it with the wider whanau and give back to the Maori Community."

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Photography by Niketa Mercedes Photography

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Makeup by Velvetine Hair & Makeup

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Photo name list:

1.       Papatuanuku – Mother Earth
2.       Hinemoa & Tutanekai – Maori Love Story
3.       Hine Takurua – Winter Maiden
4.       Maui – Demi God  
5.       Ranginui – Sky Father
6.       Mahuika – Goddess of Fire
7.       Hine-nui-te-po – Goddess of the Night and Death // Controller of the Underworld
8.       Hine Raumati – Summer Maiden
9.       Kurangaituku – Bird Woman
10.   Hatupatu – Maori Warrior
11.   Rona – Woman in the moon // Controller of the tides
12.   Ruaumoko – God of Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Seasons
13.   Hine-Make-Moe – Goddess of Troubled Sleep
14.   Tumatauenga – God of War
15.   Hine Ahuone – First Female Figure
16.   Tangaroa – God of the Sea