Carved Wheku Mask 20.5cm by Derek Drewry club a woman created from the

a woman created from the earth

59 x 23 x 7mm

This means that each hand crafted item looks different in both texture and pattern

Wahaika translates to "mouth of the fish"

Beef bone pendant by Norman Clark

Carved Wheku Mask 20.5cm by Derek Drewry club a woman created from theHandcarved by Derek Drewry Ngati Te Rangi Iwi NZ Totara wood 13cm x 20. 5cm x 4cm 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.