Carved NZ Pine Wheku Mask

This beautifully carved Maori Wheku Mask would make a lovely Gift or Souvenir of New Zealand.

It is hand-carved from NZ Pine and measures approx 11.8cm Wide by 15.5cm High by 2cm Thick (at thickest parts)

Made in New Zealand

Wheku, meaning ‘carved face’, depicts the face of an ancestor.

The Wheku is generally found at the apex of the gable on a Wharenui, the Maori meeting house, and symbolises an important ancestor after whom the house was named.