Oil Painting by Neil J Bartlett - Morning Mists, Fiordland No2739 bronze sculpture It is a curiously shaped

It is a curiously shaped weapon noted for the carved notches on the blade

short tailed bats/pekapeka

Flax is unique to New Zealand and is one of our most ancient plant species

Rei puta are taonga traditionally carved from the teeth of Tohora (whale)

For centuries it has been used to record whakapapa (genealogy)

Oil Painting by Neil J Bartlett - Morning Mists, Fiordland No2739 bronze sculpture It is a curiously shapedMorning Mists, Fiordland, South Island, New Zealand Neil J Bartlett Oil on canvas framed 117cm x 69cm (including frame) Signed Neil's Painting Technique and Style: Neil goes to the site, and makes pencil sketches of his subjects on site. References of colour, texture, shadows etc. are noted beside the sketch information that is all drawn upon whilst producing the painting over time in his studio. From the sketch, very basic underpainting is applied to