Fused Glass Bowl by Maori Boy - Kowhaiwhai Design (brown and white) 32cm koauau Match Box carving by Kevin

Match Box carving by Kevin McCardell

Pounamu Kotiate

Wood with deer antler feature

Manaia means containing Mana (prestige and power)

and have become extinct over large tracts of the mainland

Fused Glass Bowl by Maori Boy - Kowhaiwhai Design (brown and white) 32cm koauau Match Box carving by KevinGlass Bowl Original design by Maori Boy Glassware a modern interpretation of traditional NZ kiwi & Maori design Each piece is designed to be a work of art, while still being functional and robust enough to be used day to day 32cm diameter About Kowhaiwhai Design: A kowhaiwhai is a Maori pattern that symbolises life or a story from life. It can also tell what tribe that person is from. The woven panels in a marae are a typical example of kowhaiwhai.