Bone Carving #20 Pare Chest Plate Manaia It measures 10 x 5cm

It measures 10 x 5cm (at widest)

the source of light and enlightenment in te Ao Māori

When creating this piece

Discounted as a one-off practice piece which needs a home

41 the Celtic Breast Place with a inlay paua heart found here: https://taongaariki

Bone Carving #20 Pare Chest Plate Manaia It measures 10 x 5cmBone Carving #20 Pare Whare Tupuna (Chest Plate) This taonga represents the Pare or the carved image, often seen over the top of some doorways or windows in wharenui. The tupuna (ancestor) is represented in the centre, and the sides are the carved kaitiaki (guardians). The Pare also represents the traditional space from the marae atea to the wharenui. If you have a tupuna you want to remember or hold close, this taonga could be a representation of