Art, Symbol & Imagination
Moikeha Sails against the Wind
A standing voyager spreads his arms beside the great reddish sail of a canoe. Wallwork depicts Moikeha sailing out against the wind.
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Richard Wallwork. "Moikeha Sails against the Wind" [editorial title]. In Myths and Legends of the Polynesians, Johannes C. Andersen; sixteen colour plates by Richard Wallwork; additional documentary illustrations. Reading edition, undated edition. Source scan leaf 61. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0647-0061
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Richard Wallwork. Moikeha Sails against the Wind. Myths and Legends of the Polynesians. Scan leaf 61. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0647-0061