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Sculpture

human history
  • Other Name

    Five Figures (given name)

  • Description

    Kuai Maueha (Solomon Islands artist) sculpture of tall joined figures. Made of Mahogany sourced in Fiji. Carved during an "Artists-in-Residence" Programme in The University of the South Pacific, Suva Campus, Fiji.

  • Place
    Suva/Viti Levu/Fiji Fiji
  • Associated Place

    Suva/Viti Levu/Fiji

    Solomon Islands

  • Accession Number
    2017.71.1
  • Accession Date
    14 Aug 2017
  • Department

    Pacific

Carving, Kuai Maueha, Solomon Islands 2017.71.1

Images and documents

Images

  • Carving, Kuai Maueha, Solomon Islands 2017.71.1
  • Carving, Kuai Maueha, Solomon Islands 2017.71.1
  • Carving, Kuai Maueha, Solomon Islands 2017.71.1
  • Carving, Kuai Maueha, Solomon Islands 2017.71.1
  • Carving, Kuai Maueha, Solomon Islands 2017.71.1
  • Carving, Kuai Maueha, Solomon Islands 2017.71.1
  • Carving, Kuai Maueha, Solomon Islands 2017.71.1
  • Carving, Kuai Maueha, Solomon Islands 2017.71.1
  • Carving, Kuai Maueha, Solomon Islands 2017.71.1
  • Carving, Kuai Maueha, Solomon Islands 2017.71.1
  • Carving, Kuai Maueha, Solomon Islands 2017.71.1
  • Carving, Kuai Maueha, Solomon Islands 2017.71.1

Artefact

  • Credit Line
    Collection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 2017.71.1
  • Public Access Text

    The artist who carved the piece, Kuai Maueha (1933-1981) was born into the Tongagaba sub-clan of the Kaitu'u clan (sa'a) of Bellona (a Polynesian outlier southwest of the Solomon Islands). His first exhibition was held at the Solomon Islands National Museum in October 1974. Shortly after this Maueha spent 3 months in Suva, Fiji at the University of the South Pacific as Artists-in-Residence. From 1969 until his death he continued to exhibit.

    His reputation had grown to the extent that most of his works ended up abroad and very few are in evidence in the Solomon Islands today.

    "Kuai Maueha lived and worked at the USP Suva Campus for three months. For my family and me and many others, his stay was one of the most meaningful events that has happened to our University...Kuai is one of the most unique personalities in Oceania. His artistic gift is only a part of that uniqueness." [Prof. Albert Wendt. MANA. A South Pacific Journal of Language and Literature. Vol 3. No.1 October, 1978]

  • Cultural Origin

    Solomon Islander

  • Primary Maker

     Kuai Maueha (Sculptor)

  • Place
    Suva/Viti Levu/Fiji Fiji
  • Date
    1976
  • Associated Place

    Suva/Viti Levu/Fiji

    Solomon Islands

  • Technique

    carved

  • Media

    mahogany/hardwood/wood/plant material

  • Measurement Reading

    940mm

    200mm

    230mm

  • Classification

    Carving

    Original Art, Sculpture

    Communication Artefacts

  • Last Update
    27 Apr 2018
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