Carved Tiki on base - 50cm by Wood Masters queenstown artist Woodgrain and colour may differ

Woodgrain and colour may differ

and the female gives a deeper throaty cry

Tuatara (mouth closed)

largely open

Handcarved in New Zealand by Thomas Hansen

Carved Tiki on base - 50cm by Wood Masters queenstown artist Woodgrain and colour may differCarved Tiki from Tulipwood 50cm x 25cm x 18. 5cm Stock photo Wood grain may vary About the Tiki: To Maori the Hei Tiki was a revered taonga, but the origins of the Tiki are obscure. To some the Hei Tiki is the first man created by Tane. Tiki is said to have held a wealth of knowledge and a great teacher of all things and the wearer would possess similar qualities. In some areas the Hei Tiki would be buried with the guardian and later retrieved by the