We commissioned this new Pauanesia tea towel to celebrate the volcanic
past of the Auckland's landscape and to acknowledge the first names
given to the prominent volcanic cones by Tamaki Maori.
They believed that Mataaho, 'God of the secrets hidden in the earth' and his brother Ruamoko, 'God of Earthquakes and Volcanoes' are sleeping and it is important that they are respected and honoured to avoid any disquiet.
The tea towels border reads:
Auckland’s volcanoes are sleeping. Nga Maunga a Mataaho, the mountains of Mataaho, poke above the Auckland skyline. May Mataaho, 'God of the secrets hidden in the earth’, and his brother Ruamoko, ‘God of earthquakes and volcanoes’, rest quietly.
They believed that Mataaho, 'God of the secrets hidden in the earth' and his brother Ruamoko, 'God of Earthquakes and Volcanoes' are sleeping and it is important that they are respected and honoured to avoid any disquiet.
The tea towels border reads:
Auckland’s volcanoes are sleeping. Nga Maunga a Mataaho, the mountains of Mataaho, poke above the Auckland skyline. May Mataaho, 'God of the secrets hidden in the earth’, and his brother Ruamoko, ‘God of earthquakes and volcanoes’, rest quietly.
They are in store now for $19.50 each. Come visit us or buy online here.
