Carved Tiki Wakahuia Pounamu Medium = 30mm Long (1

Medium = 30mm Long (1

Size: 45mm Long (1

The wearer of a Hei-Matau is seen as a provider and protector who is strong willed and determined to succeed in life

Traditional huts “Whare” and meeting houses were build using native trees cut with stone tools and lashed together with ropes made from the fiber of the flax plant

A hand crafted jade matau pendant carved by our Tamaki Carving Studio

Carved Tiki Wakahuia Pounamu Medium = 30mm Long (1A carved traditional Wakahuia box with Tiki and Koru carvings. Size: 210mm Long (8. 25 Inches) The Wakahuia is a sacred vessel such as a canoe or anything designed to carry and protect sacred objects. 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. The Tiki design represents knowledge and a connection to ancestry