Carved Kauri Teko Teko - 48cm by Wood Masters pounamu bowl NZ Harakeke (Flax) design

NZ Harakeke (Flax) design

6mm thick and 3:4 blind rivets

About Taiaha:

Mark Russell (woodturner) created this bowl from the wood of the Elm tree

About the Tieke:

Carved Kauri Teko Teko - 48cm by Wood Masters pounamu bowl NZ Harakeke (Flax) designTeko Teko Carved in New Zealand from NZ Kauri wood 48cm x 9cm x 7cm About Tekoteko: Tekoteko is the term used for a carved human form which can be either freestanding, attached to the gable of a whare (house) or carved into the central poles of the great meeting houses. Tekoteko are often carved in a defiant stance with a protruding tongue, and holding a mere or taiaha, to ward off intruders. Tekoteko often have eyes made of paua shell and can range