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Wheku Onewa - Basalt Carved PendantLiterally meaning carved face, wheku are traditionally carved from wood and mounted on the gable of whare tupuna. There, they represent a venerated ancestor that the building is named after. Wheku are an ideal gift for those who are intimately connected to their whakapapa and those who want a more direct bond to tupuna (an ancestor). This wheku was carved by Jeremy Walsh from onewa sourced from Aotearoa New Zealand, engraved with unaunahi and inlaid

Sands Carving Studio

It measures 110mm by 40mm

It is said that Māui-tikitiki-a-Taranga

They measure approximately 360mm by 110mm

Often the decorations on pre-European heru were a symbol of mana and prestige

This pekapeka was carved by Jeremy Walsh from inanga pounamu sourced from Marsden of Te Wai Pounamu

the Toki or adze was a vital tool in everyday life

This pair was carved by Wendy Marshall from raukaraka pounamu and measure 6

whakarei with unaunahi and inlaid with paua eye

This koru was carved by Samuel Potter from kahurangi pounamu sourced from Marsden of Te Wai Pounamu

This manaia was hand-carved by Jeremy Walsh from inanga pounamu

Tiger Shark Teeth Earrings have been worn by Polynesians and Māori since the earliest exploration of Polynesia