Carved Wheku Mask - 43cm by Wood Masters landscape painting Known as a Tokotoko or

Known as a Tokotoko or Rakau Korero

and have become extinct over large tracts of the mainland

About Taurapa:

freestanding or can be hung on the wall

This subtle shift in sound requires a sensitivity that often takes lots of practise to develop well

Carved Wheku Mask - 43cm by Wood Masters landscape painting Known as a Tokotoko orWheku Mask Carved in New Zealand from hardwood 43cm x 27cm x 3cm Stock photo Wood grain may vary About Wheku: The wheku (gable mask) sits below the tekoteko (standing figure) on the top of a whare nui (meeting house). The mask can be related to an important ancestor of the house or be symbolic of a story relating to the origins of the carving. A wheku in your home can be seen as a guardian role, with tongue thrust out to challenge whoever enters a