RIFLEMAN

RIFLEMAN

Cast bronze

Ed 6/7

Rifleman is part of a series of works taking a wry look at the nicknames given to New Zealand birds by the early European settlers.

Titipounamu was named the rifleman because its green plumage was the same colour as the uniform of a colonial New Zealand regiment. Here the diminutive bird wears the plumed hat of the Rifleman regiment and sits on the barrel of a Baker rifle.