ETHNOGRAPHIC ART AND ARTEFACTS
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Rangi Redman (1924-) carved tekoteko c.1960s-1970's,
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Lot Details
of two graduated similar figures, one above the other, the hands and extended tongues in different pose. Paua inset eyes. Signed to the reverse ‘Redman Howick NZ'. Some chipping to base. H.4 ft. Note: Redman began carving fulltime after he returned from the war in the late 1940s. As a child he was encouraged and taught by the Gallipoli veteran Alex Stewart. ‘When I was about 10 or 11, my father, who was a Gallipoli veteran, went to a reunion in Auckland and he met up with one of his old cobbers. He had lost his leg at Gallipoli and Pop helped to carry him down. He hadn't seen him since. Well, he was doing this [woodcarving]. He was a wonderful bloke - bloody marvellous to me.’ Mr Stewart mentored Mr Redman into the industry, and soon he was making his own mark. A defining moment was when the government asked Mr Redman to make 51 Māori walking sticks for the heads of state that were visiting New Zealand in 1995 for CHOGM conference (Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting). During Mr Redman's long and successful career, he has seen his work given to significant international figures like Nelson Mandela and Russian President Boris Yeltsin, along with famous authors such as Wilbur Smith.
