Carved Tiki Wakahuia Pounamu A large hand crafted Leo

A large hand crafted Leo zodiac pendant carved in natural deer antler by featured artist Sio

Pounamu was used to create tools and chisels for carving

Discs will be chosen at random for each order

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

Carved Tiki Wakahuia Pounamu A large hand crafted LeoA 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