Hand Carved Whale Bone Wahaika - by Alex Sands - 27.5cm ceramic and mature black maire is

and mature black maire is extremely durable

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Despite manifest breaches of te Tiriti o Waitangi

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The whale tail has great significance in Maori culture as a symbol for journey

Hand Carved Whale Bone Wahaika - by Alex Sands - 27.5cm ceramic and mature black maire isCarved Whale Bone Wahaika Handcarved by Alex Sands of Ngunguru Iwi Wahaika (short club) The figure represented on the front of the wahaika is Tu God of War 27. 5cm x 10cm x 1. 8cm Genuine whale bone this particular piece cannot be exported due to cities protocols 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, hand