Hand Carved Wheku Mask 20.5cm by Thomas Hansen new zealand made 67cm x 21cm x 11cm

67cm x 21cm x 11cm not including barbed wire

33cm x 47cm x 5cm (plus hanging leaf on the base)

with tiny vestigial wings and no tail

labradorites

Nguru are flutes carved in the natural shape of a whale tooth

Hand Carved Wheku Mask 20.5cm by Thomas Hansen new zealand made 67cm x 21cm x 11cmHandcarved in New Zealand by Thomas Hansen NZ Swamp Kauri The wheku (gable mask) sits below the tekoteko (standing figure) on the top of a whare nui (meeting house). The mask can be related to an important ancestor of the house or be symbolic of a story relating to the origins of the carving. A wheku in your home can be seen as a guardian role, with tongue thrust out to challenge whoever enters a room or dwelling. 13cm x 20. 5cm x 5cm About NZ Kauri