Bone Hei Tiki - by Alex Sands canoe Professionally made with jewellery techniques

Professionally made with jewellery techniques

The Matau (fish hook) finds its origins in Maori legend - the North Island of New Zealand was once a huge fish that was caught by the great mariner

Depth: 6cm

Contemporary art work reflecting a powerful interpretation of Colonisation

Bone Hei Tiki - by Alex Sands canoe Professionally made with jewellery techniquesBeef bone hei tiki pendant by Alex Sands On a waxed nylon cord Adjustable length 58 x 30 x 8mm About the Tiki: To Maori the Tiki was a revered taonga, but the origins of the Tiki are obscure. To some the Tiki is the first man created by Tane. Hei Tiki is said to have held a wealth of knowledge and a great teacher of all things and the wearer would possess similar qualities. In some areas the Tiki would be buried with the guardian and later retrieved