Pounamu Hei Tiki 45mm - black plaited cord whale tooth it was Tūtānekai’s seductive flute-playing

it was Tūtānekai’s seductive flute-playing that won Hinemoa’s heart

or at least no stoats

Mark Russell (woodturner) created this bowl from the wood of the NZ Kauri  tree

and were very rare by the late 1800s

Although nguru are most often played with the mouth

Pounamu Hei Tiki 45mm - black plaited cord whale tooth it was Tūtānekai’s seductive flute-playingNZ Pounamu Hei Tiki On a waxed nylon cord Adjustable length 45 x 27 x 7mm 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 by the family and