Amazing works from the New Zealand Arts and Crafts Institue
Hei Tiki
Hei tiki are the best known of all Māori adornments.
Artist: Stacy Gordine
Tumu Te Takapu
Iwi: Ngati Porou
$2,200.00
Hei Tiki
Hei tiki are the best known of all Māori adornments. Tiki are symbols of fertility that depict a new-born child. They are often family heirlooms bearing personal names and embodying their wearers lineage. As with most Māori personal adornments, hei tiki are often passed down generationally.
$1,490.00
Manaia Kōruru
Carved in varying shapes and sizes but stylising the human form. The manaia is predominently used as a design element to embelish larger carvings. There are many different interpretations about this form in Māori tradition, some believe the manaia is a half profile representation while others believe it is a representation of a seahorse - also called 'manaia' in Māori language.
$690.00