Bone Carving Heru #17 (Heru-Uenuku & Hinepukohurangi) Comb This taonga is based on

This taonga is based on the love story of Uenuku the rainbow and the mist maiden Hinepukohurangi (Ngai-Tuhoe)

a chiefly warrior holding a Tewhatewha (long-handled club weapon)

Bone Carving #16 Hei Toki - (Tapatoru)

a prominent traditional depiction of the Te Ao Māori story of creation

transfer our ancestral and whānau stories

Bone Carving Heru #17 (Heru-Uenuku & Hinepukohurangi) Comb This taonga is based onBone Carving Heru #17 (Heru Uenuku & Hinepukohurangi) Heru to be worn in the hair and can be worn by both men or women. Modern wearers might wear this as a taonga or necklace. This taonga is based on the love story of Uenuku the rainbow and the mist maiden Hinepukohurangi (Ngai Tuhoe). A love story between a man and the mist maiden symbolic of connection and intimacy within the land (whenua) and nature. Measures 20. 9cm length x4. 8cm width, double