Granite Tamaki Linen Tea Towel

Auckland's volcanoes feature in this brown and black coloured Pauanesia linen tea towel. Designed and coloured by Wellington designer Kirsty Morison to celebrate the volcanic past of Auckland's landscape and to acknowledge the first names given to the prominent volcanic cones by Tāmaki Maori.

Mataaho, 'God of the secrets hidden in the earth' and his brother Ruamoko, 'God of Earthquakes and Volcanoes' are sleeping and it is important that they are respected and honoured to avoid any disquiet.

The border reads
Auckland’s volcanoes are sleeping.
Nga Maunga a Mataaho, the mountains of Mataaho, poke above the Auckland skyline.
May Mataaho, 'God of the secrets hidden in the earth’, and his brother Ruamoko, ‘God of earthquakes and volcanoes’, rest quietly.

Some cones have more than one Maori name and the spelling of the oral Maori names can vary.

Browns Island Motukorea
Mount Victoria Takarunga
North Head Takapuna
Auckland Domain Pukeraroa
Mount Eden Maungawhau
Mount Albert Owairaka
Mount Hobson Remuwera
Mount St John Te Kopuke
One Tree Hill Maungakiekie
Mount Wellington Maungarei
Mount Roskill Puketaapapa
Three Kings Te Taatua
Mount Smart Rarotonga

A New Zealand Kirsty Morison design printed for us in India.

Details
100% linen tea towel

You might notice tiny little globules of imperfection dotted throughout the linen Tea towel. These are called ‘slubs’, and they’re actually naturally-occurring and the mark of true linen. These are part of linen’s organic appeal, and are a mark of a high quality, authentic fabric. They are not a fabric fault.