A tribute to the ancestors Aug 9, 2021

A tribute to the ancestors

To celebrate International Day of the World"s Indigenous Peoples, we"re on New Zealand"s North Island, looking at the Ngatoroirangi rock carving by Māori artist Matahi Whakataka-Brightwell in Mine Bay. This artwork is part of a larger collection of carvings on the edge of Lake Taupo and has become a big tourist attraction despite being accessible only by boat. Four years in the making, the work is a tribute to Māori ancestors and guardians, and the integral roles they play in the Indigenous Māori culture.

© Evgueni Zverev/Alamy

palette

Today in History

Aug 9, 2018Ruins of Inca temples and terraces on Huayna Picchu, Peru
Aug 9, 2019In the Supertree Grove
Aug 9, 2020A peek at an explosive peak
Aug 9, 2022International Day of the World s Indigenous Peoples
Aug 9, 2023International Day of the Worlds Indigenous Peoples
Aug 9, 2024International Day of the Worlds Indigenous Peoples
Aug 9, 2025International Day of the Worlds Indigenous Peoples

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Mar 22, 2019Fresh water on the Silk Road
Dec 2, 2018Winter in Old Nuuk
May 12, 2020Nursing the world to health
Aug 7, 2021Salt of the earth
Dec 12, 2023Poinsettia Day
Jan 24, 2024Diamond Beach, Iceland
Jun 8, 2024National Rivers Month
Sep 4, 2019Social climbing
Nov 30, 2019A big place to shop small
Oct 5, 2020Hey, you two in the front!
Oct 4, 2022World Space Week
Dec 24, 2020Hey, don t you guys have somewhere to be?
Jun 28, 2020Keep shining
Jul 15, 2018GOAL!
Mar 13, 2023National Napping Day
Jul 16, 2018Instant romance
Jul 6, 2022Kissing Day
Sep 24, 2023World Rivers Day
Jan 27, 2024St. Paul Winter Carnival
Nov 12, 2020Upstate autumn
May 20, 2023World Bee Day
Jul 14, 2018Does this shark have an Irish accent?
Apr 25, 2022World Penguin Day
Jan 5, 2024International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, Harbin, China
Jun 11, 2023Goliath heron in Kruger National Park, South Africa
May 12, 2019The parenting of a piping plover
May 2, 2022Pamukkale, Turkey
Feb 12, 2025Celebrating Charles Darwin
Jun 6, 2024The 80th anniversary of D-Day
Jun 1, 2020The largest living organism on Earth