Haurongo: Higgs, Avis Winifred

Ki mua

'Māori motifs', 1949

Whai muri

A collage of black, red and white curvilinear shapes against a tan background.

Māori design was an important inspiration for Avis Higgs, who produced this pattern after visiting New Zealand in 1946.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Reference: 2004/23/29

Permission of MTG Hawke’s Bay Tai Ahuriri, P.O. Box 248, Napier, New Zealand must be obtained before any re-use of this image

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Douglas Lloyd-Jenkins. 'Higgs, Avis Winifred', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 2022. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/artwork/47511/maori-motifs-1949 (accessed 4 June 2026).