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Height: 14cm
Biennial breeding takes place primarily on The Sisters and The Forty-Fours Islands in the Chatham Islands
Although a subject may be repeated the design is always different
This mask is female and the artist has designed the moko to represent a woman of high ranking
the female ancestral spirit of Maori music
Pounamu Hei Matau 62mm fantail Height: 14cmNZ Pounamu On a waxed nylon cord. Adjustable length. 62 x 19 x 4mm About Hei Matau: The Hei 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, Maui, using only a woven line and a hook made from the jawbone of his grandmother. The fish hook denotes the importance of fishing to the Maori and their strong relationship to Tangaroa, the god of the sea. Originally a
