This beautiful Wheku Mask is Made in New Zealand from sustainably harvested Tulipwood and would make a lovely Presentation Piece or Souvenir of New Zealand.
It has inlaid Paua Shell Eyes.
It is Carved on the Front and Plain/Flat on the Back.
It measures approx 25.5cm High by 14cm Wide.
It has a Hole at the Top on the Back for Wall Mounting (Mounting Hooks not included)
PLEASE NOTE: As this is a Natural Product, there may be slight differences to the Colour provided.
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.
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