Carving representing Ruanui, ancestor of the Māori tribe Te Aupōuri.
Ngāti Ruanui is a Maori tribe (iwi) traditionally based in the Taranaki region of New Zealand.
From the canoe house at Waitangi Treaty Grounds, Waitangi, Bay of Islands, New Zealand. The style of this carving is reminiscent of that of parts of the tropical Polynesian islands.
Note that this carving has four fingers on each hand, rather than the three usual in Maori carvings. It is said the common three fingers resemble birth, life and death. Others state the varying numbers of fingers is not unusual and may be due to regional differences in style, rather than having a symbolic meaning.
Courtesy photo: Kahuroa
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1 comments:
Breath taking designs and even the color is alluring. The jewelry has changed the whole appearance of the model and she is looking very cute. I wish I too had those lovely accessories.
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