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Hand Carved Wheku Mask 20.5cm by Thomas Hansen

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Handcarved in New Zealand by Thomas Hansen.

Timber: NZ Swamp Kauri. 

The wheku (gable mask) sits below the tekoteko (standing figure) on the top of a whare-nui (meeting house).  The mask can be related to an important ancestor of the house or be symbolic of a story relating to the origins of the carving.

A wheku in your home can be seen as a guardian role, with tongue thrust out to challenge whoever enters a room or dwelling.

13cm x 20.5cm x 5cm 

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