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The Maori are master carvers in all sorts of native woods.
Native trees have been used to carve everything like the giant Waka or sea going canoes which are nowadays still being used for the traditional ceremonies.

The Maori carvers also make beautiful decorations in their whare runanga (meeting house on the marae which is the meeting square). These wooden carved decorations are visible in the panels (poupou) , poles, ridgepoles (tahuhu), bargeboards (maihi), apex and the gable and the several upright carved wooden figures. Further they made wooden weapons right down to fine sacred vessels and spears for hunting birds or eels. Some of these wooden artefacts with special symbolism can be useful and functional as well as decorative. And will also be the perfect gift for someone special. Below you are welcome to find beautiful wood carvings of different Maori carvers. These woodcarvings are very suitable as a symbolic gift and can give the meaning behind your gift a unique and special extra value. By clicking on the images you will find the enlargements and symbolism behind the carvings as well as the number of the art work.
Please feel free to ask a noncommittal quote for these beautiful woodcarved Taonga (treasures) and surprise your (corporate) relation with a special gift from the far Aotearoa (New Zealand).
Noncommittal quotes info@matariki.nl

M05097 - Teko Teko. Wooden Teko Teko (Maori Hand-Carved Figure)M05096 - Teko Teko Small with Patu. Wooden Teko Teko (Maori Hand-Carved Figure)M05095 - Teko Teko Small. Wooden Teko Teko (Maori Hand-Carved Figure)
M05094 - Teko Teko Tutanekai. Wooden Teko Teko (Maori Hand-Carved Figure)M05093 - Teko Teko Hinemoa. Wooden Teko Teko (Maori Hand-Carved Figure)M05091 - Small Teko Teko with tongue. Wooden Teko Teko (Maori Hand-Carved Figure)
M05090 - Small Teko Teko. Wooden Teko Teko (Maori Hand-Carved Figure)M05089 - Small Teko Teko with Mouth. Wooden Teko Teko (Maori Hand-Carved Figure)M05088 - Medium Teko Teko. Wooden Teko Teko (Maori Hand-Carved Figure)
M05087 - Medium Teko Teko with Taiaha. Wooden Teko Teko (Maori Hand-Carved Figure)M05086 - Medium Teko Teko with Greenstone. Wooden Teko Teko (Maori Hand-Carved Figure)M05084 - Medium Teko Teko. Wooden Teko Teko (Maori Hand-Carved Figure)
M05083 - Medium Teko Teko. Wooden Teko Teko (Maori Hand-Carved Figure)M05082 - Large Teko Teko with Greenstone.Wooden Teko Teko (Maori Hand-Carved Figure)M05081 - Hand Carved Wooden Original Wakahuia (Maori Feather Box)
M05080 - Small Hand Carved Wooden Wakahuia ( Maori Feather Box)M05079 - Large Hand Carved Wooden Wakahuia (Maori Feather Box)M05078 - Large Hand Carved Wooden and Greenstone Axe on Base
M05077 - Large Pou Pou. Hand Carved Wooden panel.M05076 - PutataraM05075 - Wooden Warrior Profile
M05074 - Wooden Small Carved Fish Hook (Matau)M05073 - Wooden Small Hand Carved BowlM05072 - Wooden Hand Carved Pare (Door Lintel)
M05071 - Large Hand Carved HookM05070 - Large Hand Carved Wooden BowlM05069 - Wooden Hand Carved Koru on Stand
M05068 - Wooden Hand Carved Koauau on Base (Maori Flute)M05067 - Wooden Hand Carved Box with Rounded LidM05066 - Wooden Hand Carved Box with Hinged Lid Medium
M05065 - Wooden Hand Carved Box with Hinged LidM05064 - Greenstone Koru Disc in Kauri BoxM05063 - Greenstone and Kauri Paper Weight
M05062 - Greenstone Letter Opener in Maori carved wooden box.M05061 - Greenstone Disc on Kauri Wooden BaseM05060 - Wooden handcarved Maori Weapon Small Maori Taiaha with Greenstone Tongue
M05059 - Wooden handcarved Maori WeaponM05058 - Wooden handcarved Maori Weapon Small TaiahaM05057 - Wooden handcarved Maori Weapon Small Patu
M05056 - Wooden handcarved Maori Weapon Small KotiateM05055 - Wooden handcarved Maori Weapon Medium WahaikaM05054 - Wooden handcarved Maori Weapon Large Wahaika
M05053 - Wooden handcarved Maori Weapon Large PatuM05052 - Wooden handcarved Maori Wheku Mask MediumM05051 - Wooden handcarved Maori Wheku Mask Medium
M05050 - Wooden self standing handcarved Maori Human Mask SmallM05049 - Wooden handcarved Maori Human Mask Small with closed eyes on baseM05048 - Wooden handcarved Maori Human Mask Small with closed eyes on base
M05047 - Wooden handcarved Maori Human Mask Medium with closed eyes on baseM05046 - Wooden handcarved Maori Human Mask Medium with closed eyes on baseM05045 - Wooden handcarved Maori Human Mask Medium
M05044 - Wooden handcarved Maori Human Mask SmallM05043 - Wooden handcarved Maori Human Mask SmallM05042 - Wooden Self Standing Handcarved Tiki small
M05041 - Wooden Fish Hook (Matau) on BaseM05040 - Small Wooden Tiki on baseM05039 - Small Handcarved Wooden Tiki
M05038 - Medium Handcarved Wooden TikiM05037 - Large Handcarved Wooden TikiM05036 - Wooden Triple Twist
M05035 - Wooden Fishhook on base largeM05025 - WahaikaM05024 - Putorino (Long Flute)
M05023 - Putorino (Long Flute)M05020 - TekotekoM05019 - MOKO Mask
M05018 - NguruM05017 - HeruM05016 - Heru
M05015 - HeruM05014 - PatuM05013 - Wahaika
M05012 - Carved Taiaha - SmallM05011A - Wakahuia openedM05011 - Wakahuia
 Maori Bonecarving Maori Woodcarving Teko Teko Maori Greenstone pendant
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