Hi there! Thanks for visiting my Sunday Sketchbook hobby project.
This week I’m doing a mythical creature from the Maori folklore. It’s defined as a powerful guardian and accordingly to wiki, the Taniwha has many versions, many shapes and meanings, so it’s perfect for a personal representation.
In some of the many versions of their legend, whose origins are unclear, this creature can warn of approaching enemies and protect the people of their local tribe. However, it seems they were also notoriously monstrous to people of other tribes; in short, the Taniwhas didn’t like tourists.
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If you live in New Zealand or are visiting as a tourist and see one of these, send me a photo! –You won’t believe the number of insect photos I received last year from people all over the world after doing a bugs year. Definitely, seeing representations of these creatures would also be very interesting.
I hope you have a great weekend, see you in a few days with an other mythical creature.
Sunday Sketchbook 