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Hand Carved Wheku Mask 13cm by Thomas Hansen
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Handcarved in New Zealand by Thomas Hansen.
Timber: NZ Totara
This is a miniature of a mask that would be placed on the apex of a meeting house.
This particular style of Koruru is called Wheku.
9cm x 13cm x 3cm
About Wheku:
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.
