Colin McCahon, 'Koru, 1, 2, 3', 1965 - Print Te Papa Merch Michele Leggott is a poet

Michele Leggott is a poet and editor with a consuming interest in archives and the poetics of memory

Mai i te kai ata

Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter

it appears as if such habitation was merely a passing phase

This tote bag features detail from Rutu (1951) by Rita Angus

Colin McCahon, 'Koru, 1, 2, 3', 1965 - Print Te Papa Merch Michele Leggott is a poetIn 1965, Colin McCahon was becoming increasingly interested in Maori culture, and exploring the use of numerals as forms and symbols in his art. Here, he combines these two interests, giving the numerals the frond like forms of the koru a spiral motif found in Maori art. Like so much of McCahons work, Koru, 1, 2, 3 is also underpinned by Christian ideas. The three part painting refers to the Trinity God as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Other