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Double Wheku - Bone stand This beautiful Roimata is carved

Double Wheku - Bone stand This beautiful Roimata is carvedThis intricately carved Double Wheku shows the two interwoven Wheku which can represent two individuals. The Wheku or carved face traditionally depicts the face of an ancestor. These are generally seen on the apex gable of a wharenui or traditional Mori meeting houses. The Wheku is then a representation of the person who the wharenui is named after. Dimensions: W 35mm x L 80mm

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Description

This beautiful Roimata is carved from Raukaraka

Normally Niho are the teeth of Whales or Sharks but can be carved from bone or stone

there is a general meaning and a specific meaning to the wearer

similar to the Aronui and Waharua Kōpito

Double Wheku - Bone stand This beautiful Roimata is carvedThis intricately carved Double Wheku shows the two interwoven Wheku which can represent two individuals. The Wheku or carved face traditionally depicts the face of an ancestor. These are generally seen on the apex gable of a wharenui or traditional Mori meeting houses. The Wheku is then a representation of the person who the wharenui is named after. Dimensions: W 35mm x L 80mm

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