Wooden Carved Heru Wood It is a carved face

It is a carved face or mask that represents an important tipuna (ancestor)

Note:While fossil Kauri gun or amber is hard it is also brittle like glass so if dropped onto a road etc it will chip so it is not suitable to be worn in water or when playing contact sports

These are a series of four unique pieces

The Wakahuia then is a sacred carved box which was used for storing valuables "Taonga" such as special carvings or the feathers of the Huia bird worn on ceremonial occasions

It is created using many individual layers of wood veneer which is laser cut and engraved then hand assembled by the artist giving a fully rounded 3D sculptural and layered form

Wooden Carved Heru Wood It is a carved faceA hand crafted Wooden carving necklace of a Heru (comb). Supplied with an stone stand, a traditional style woven presentation case and a detailed description of the meaning of the carving are supplies with the piece. Piece Size: 13cm ( 5. 11" Inches) On Stand Size: 17cm ( 6. 6" Inches) Heru (ornamental combs) were traditionally used by Mori men to fasten their long hair, which was oiled and sometimes braided, up into topknots. Carved from native New