Carved Hine Nui Te Po - 138cm by Nikora Henare beef bone plastic nature of the clay

plastic nature of the clay while making a bold and functional form

Widespread in native forest and scrub

Carved Nguru by Alex Sands

About Kawakawa Design:

Carved Hine Nui Te Po - 138cm by Nikora Henare beef bone plastic nature of the clayHine Nui Te Po by Nikora Henare Carved in New Zealand from NZ Swamp Kauri 138cm x 32cm x 15cm Wall hung About Hine Nui Te Po: Hine nui te p is the Goddess of Death and Night in Mori mythology. She is the daughter of Tne, the God of the Forest, and Hine ahuone, a woman created from the earth. On discovering that Tne is also her husband, she fled to the underworld and became Hine nui te p. She is depicted as a powerful figure who welcomes the souls of