Pania of the Reef

Year

1954

Artist

Type

public art

Napier's most beloved public sculpture depicts the Maori legend of Pania, a beautiful maiden of the sea who fell in love with a young chief named Karitoki and emerged from the reef each evening to be with him. Bancroft modelled the bronze f …

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