Fine Hand Carved Maori Swordfish Bill - Traditional

Title: Fine Hand Carved Maori Swordfish Bill - Traditional Wheku and Tiki Carving Maker: Unknown Origin: New Zealand Date/Period: 2019 Materials: Bone, Steel Dimensions: Height 98.5cm / 38.7 inches

THE STORYSwordfish bill/tusk hand carved with traditional Maori Wheku and Tiki carving. 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 symbolizes? an important ancestor after whom the house was named.

Reserve: $240.00

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