Fused Glass Bowl by Maori Boy - Kowhaiwhai Design (green and black) 32cm norman clark A Wahaika is a type

A Wahaika is a type of traditional Maori hand weapon

especially if they wanted people to pay attention to something important

but in good light tui have a blue

The wheku (gable mask) sits below the tekoteko (standing figure) on the top of a whare-nui (meeting house)

Much reduced in range and abundance in the North and South islands due to forest clearance and predation by introduced mammals

Fused Glass Bowl by Maori Boy - Kowhaiwhai Design (green and black) 32cm norman clark A Wahaika is a typeGlass Bowl Original design by Maori Boy Glassware a modern interpretation of traditional NZ kiwi & Maori design Each piece is designed to be a work of art, while still being functional and robust enough to be used day to day 32cm diameter About Kowhaiwhai Design: A kowhaiwhai is a Maori pattern that symbolises life or a story from life. It can also tell what tribe that person is from. The woven panels in a marae are a typical example of kowhaiwhai.