Doris Lusk, 'Two Tides at Onekaka, Nelson' - Print Health and Beauty the traditional Māori flax skirt

the traditional Māori flax skirt or kilt

Claire Regnault is Senior Curator New Zealand Histories and Cultures at Te Papa

its important break into commercial work

ka mau i a Māui atamai te ika whakamīharo katoa

Doris Lusk, 'Two Tides at Onekaka, Nelson' - Print Health and Beauty the traditional Māori flax skirtDunedin born artist, Doris Lusk, began her painting career during a time when artists were developing a new landscape iconography, namely by introducing structures such as bridges and railway stations. Her early painting style reflects this new iconography, with a fascination with industrial themes by way of stylisation and exaggeration. She worked alongside a group of upcoming and influential group of New Zealand artists paving way for a new style of