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EYED-ENTITY by South Auckland-based artist and performer, Cypris Afakasi, was produced for the Vunilagi Vou exhibition project, Finding Emory: A Poster Show (2019). This poster is one of a series of seven original works inspired by the iconic aesthetic of Emory Douglas, former Minister of Culture f...

A poster made whilst Vunilagi Vou was based in Ōtāhuhu and artist-curator Ema Tavola begrudgingly encountered the Nixon Memorial on Great South Road multiple times a day. The poster was Initially designed as back-up work for the exhibition, Finding Emory – A Poster Show but it wasn’t ...

Original price was: $ . $49 Current price is: $49.In this work, the central figure is a Fijian matakau – a carved female ancestor figure, featuring tattooed hips, loins and mouth. It is from central Viti Levu, and is the “property" of Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. The civavo...

One of two large-scale paintings produced for artist Vasemaca (Ema) Tavola’s third solo exhibition, Backbone presented at Vunilagi Vou in April-May 2023.The work produced for Backbone was informed by what is commonly known as Lapita Pottery, a ceramic tradition that maps human migration and settl...

#TeamMela was popularised on when the social network was in its prime as a space where indigenous networks, thought, scholarship, creativity, sexuality, insights, entrepreneurship, and just everyday lives were shared, discussed and celebrated.The hashtag #TeamPoly connected Polynesians all over the...

Grounded, Flux Faith (2022) was a series that artist, Vasemaca (Ema) Tavola, produced during the 2021 lockdowns to pay homage to the design and practice of tarot card reading. She says, “I used tarot cards a lot during the pandemic. They’ve felt like a way to calm the chaos in this climate ...

Original price was: $ . $89 Current price is: $89.The iconic Papua New Guinean bilum bag, hand-bag stylee!Sourced from Port Moresby in 2019, this unique zipped bilum bag is hand-washable and made from synthetic wool. Stretchy and durable, it honours the classic and complex, distinctively Papua New Guinean design aesthetic unique mastered by Papua New Guinean women artists.1 in stock

Original price was: $ . $250 Current price is: $250.An exhibition print of “Faith" by artist Vasemaca (Ema) Tavola, is one of three works from the “Grounded, Flux Faith" series (2022) originally commissioned for Volumes: Bodies of Knowledge curated by Dr Torika Bolatagici for Communi...

Original price was: $ . $250 Current price is: $250.Grounded, Flux Faith (2022) was a series that artist, Vasemaca (Ema) Tavola, produced during the 2021 lockdowns to pay homage to the design and practice of tarot card reading. She says, “I used tarot cards a lot during the pandemic. T...

Original price was: $ . $35 Current price is: $35.Tumblers hand-made in South Auckland by ceramic artists Aidan and Jo Raill, the mother-and-son duo behind Half Pint Pottery, an idyllic ceramic studio nestled in the Hunua Gorge.The glaze on these tumblers made by Aidan Raill is a deep ol...

Give me a sign!Ōtara, the land of the brave, heartland South Auckland… a time-space that has influenced artists, leaders, activists and change-makers for generations.Originally commissioned by Celebrate Aotearoa and laser cut by Ian Blackwell on the West Coast of Te Ika-a-Māui, Aotearoa.16 in stock

Original price was: $ . $35 Current price is: $35.Tumblers hand-made in South Auckland by ceramic artists Aidan and Jo Raill, the mother-and-son duo behind Half Pint Pottery, an idyllic ceramic studio nestled in the Hunua Gorge.The glaze on these tumblers made by Aidan Raill is a palette...

Original price was: $ . $49 Current price is: $49.Kaiviti and Vanua are terms in Fijian language related to the ways we connect, identify and ground ourselves as Fijians. Kaiviti refers to someone from Fiji, and Vanua is defined as “interconnectedness inclusive of culture, chiefs, know...

This work was made at Vunilagi Vou as a fast and intuitive one-day painting inspired by the Toitū Te Tiriti nationwide activati0n on 30 May 2024. The Toitū Te Tiriti movement and solidarity for this vital and urgent kaupapa inspired a powerful reflection on the ground stone of the structural viol...

Textile studies on grief.Felt, ric-rac, 10oz canvas base, fabric stiffener glue nickel-coated kilt pin.Hand-made in South Auckland.Variable dimensions:- Felt: 100 x 55mm- Full length: 200mm

Traditionally made from either vau (dried wild hibiscus fibre) and masi (barkcloth), or fragrant fresh flowers and foliage, Fijian salusalu (customary garlands) are made and gifted to mark achievements, social bonds and milestones. They adorn the chest and shoulders, circling the head – the m...

Traditionally made from either vau (dried wild hibiscus fibre) and masi (barkcloth), or fragrant fresh flowers and foliage, Fijian salusalu (customary garlands) are made and gifted to mark achievements, social bonds and milestones. They adorn the chest and shoulders, circling the head – the m...

Traditionally made from either vau (dried wild hibiscus fibre) and masi (barkcloth), or fragrant fresh flowers and foliage, Fijian salusalu (customary garlands) are made and gifted to mark achievements, social bonds and milestones. They adorn the chest and shoulders, circling the head – the m...

Little textile studies.Various materials including: Synthetic felt, ric-rac, 10oz canvas base, fabric stiffener glue, cowrie shells, cotton nickel-coated kilt pin.Hand-made in South Auckland.Variable dimensions:- Felt: 100 x 55mm- Full length: 200mm

Little textile studies.Various materials including: Synthetic felt, ric-rac, 10oz canvas base, fabric stiffener glue, cowrie shells, cotton nickel-coated kilt pin.Hand-made in South Auckland.Variable dimensions:- Felt: 100 x 55mm- Full length: 200mm1 in stock

Little textile studies.Various materials including: Synthetic felt, ric-rac, 10oz canvas base, fabric stiffener glue, cowrie shells, cotton nickel-coated kilt pin.Hand-made in South Auckland.Variable dimensions:- Felt: 100 x 55mm- Full length: 200mm1 in stock

Textile studies on grief.Felt, ric-rac, 10oz canvas base, fabric stiffener glue nickel-coated kilt pin.Hand-made in South Auckland.Variable dimensions:- Felt: 100 x 55mm- Full length: 200mm1 in stock

Traditionally made from either vau (dried wild hibiscus fibre) and masi (barkcloth), or fragrant fresh flowers and foliage, Fijian salusalu (customary garlands) are made and gifted to mark achievements, social bonds and milestones. They adorn the chest and shoulders, circling the head – the m...

Traditionally made from either vau (dried wild hibiscus fibre) and masi (barkcloth), or fragrant fresh flowers and foliage, Fijian salusalu (customary garlands) are made and gifted to mark achievements, social bonds and milestones. They adorn the chest and shoulders, circling the head – the m...