Carved Wahaika - large - by Wood Masters best nz artists Height: 25cm

Height: 25cm

NZ Harakeke (Flax) design

Timbers of New Zealand inlaid in a plaitwork design

About the Tuatara:

This hand carved putatara features a totara wood mouthpiece carved with a double wheku design and engraved with unaunahi with inlaid with NZ paua shell eyes and feathers

Carved Wahaika - large - by Wood Masters best nz artists Height: 25cmWahaika (club) "Tu" the Maori God of War is carved on the front Tmatauenga (T of the angry face) is the primary god (atua) of war and human activities such as hunting, food cultivation, fishing, and cooking in Mori mythology Dimensions 50cm x 22cm x 14cm About Wahaika: A Wahaika is a type of traditional Maori hand weapon. Wahaika are club like weapons usually made of wood, whalebone or pounamu and are used for thrusting and striking in close quarter,