Hand Made Lancewood Walking Stick - Deer Antler and Paua Fern - by John Guise queenstown art This mask is female and

This mask is female and the artist has designed the moko to represent a woman of high ranking

(Tū of the angry face) is the primary god (atua) of war and human activities such as hunting

The first chips cut from the tree were taken by the tohunga to a special place where karakia of thanksgiving were recited to the god of the forest

and is used by the artist to show respect for the beauty and form of moko

and Nelson

Hand Made Lancewood Walking Stick - Deer Antler and Paua Fern - by John Guise queenstown art This mask is female andHandcrafted Deer Antler Walking Stick Made in Central Otago, New Zealand by John Guise Made from NZ Lancewood, with Deer Antler with Paua Inlay About Lancewood: All three species of lancewood are called horoeka by Mori. The rarest is fierce lancewood, so named because of its shark tooth projections along the leaf margins. Plants are either male or female. The small, greenish yellow flowers are insect pollinated. The purplish black fruits are an