Hand Carved Wheku Mask 20.5cm by Thomas Hansen new zealand made Ken's bronze tuatara is perfect

Ken's bronze tuatara is perfect in it's detail

NZ Totara wood with NZ paua eyes

67cm x 21cm x 11cm not including barbed wire

This one of a kind piece of art has been hand carved in the indigenous tradition of the Māori from Aotearoa (New Zealand)

It is easily recognized by its long tail which opens to a fan

Hand Carved Wheku Mask 20.5cm by Thomas Hansen new zealand made Ken's bronze tuatara is perfectHandcarved in New Zealand by Thomas Hansen NZ Swamp Kauri 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 room or dwelling. 13cm x 20. 5cm x 5cm About NZ Kauri