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Manaia The Guardian Spirit 21st & Celebration Key
$250.00 NZD
The optional stand is removable. It slides in the back and clips in place.
- Te Manaia, the guardian spirit plays an important roll in the Maori World. To Maori, every person on Earth has a guardian spirit which can be described as an unseen light surrounding each individual. During life, this guardian is a protector from evil and an untimely accident. At death, the guardian guides the spirit of the departed person safely to a spiritual doorway where it is re-united with the ancestors from the ancient homeland of Hawaaiki.
Te Manaia are usually depicted in side profiles symbolizing their role as messengers (i.e. part in the spirit world and part in the earthly world).
They normally have the head of a bird (sky), the body of a man (earth), and the tail of a fish (sea) symbolic of the spiritual balance they have between the realms.
The three fingers and toes have varied tribal meanings. To some, they represent birth, life, and death, to others they represent the three baskets of knowledge and yet to others' faith, hope, and love. Sometimes Te Manaia is depicted with a fourth finger symbolises the afterlife! -
Dimensions
HxLxW: 29cm x 58cm x 2.5cm
Includes:
- Free personalisation of name and occasion.
- Free fine tip Sharpie so the recipient's loved ones can sign the back.
- Free standard freight NZ wide (standard freight excludes rural addresses).
- Crafted from recycled Native New Zealand Rimu
Mothers Choice Jewellery Box
$320.00 NZD
Mothers Choice Jewellery Box – Made and designed by Kiwi’s right here in Rotorua! A very special Jewellery box for a very special person in your life! This box is...
4 pin Heru (Comb)
$30.50 NZD
This Heru (Maori ornamental comb) is approximately 140mm long and features a shapely Rimu veneerboard body with head portion decorated BOTH SIDES with paua inlayed koru design.
Standing Koru
$30.00 NZD
Stylish standing Koru artwork crafted from Rimu veneerboard. (Overall size 240 x 116Êx 65mm)
Large Standing Hook
$125.00 NZD
Large Standing Hook artwork crafted from plantation grown gaboon using laser technology and hand-assembled. It is a contemporary representation of Te Matau a Maui. This single-sided piece of art boasts...
The Fishhook of Maui 21st & Celebration Key
$250.00 NZD
The 21st Key Tradition
- e Matau a Māui (the fishhook of Māui). Māui is the clever and gifted demigod of Maori legend that fished up the North Island of Aotearoa (New Zealand) using Te Matau a Māui. Te Matau a Māui represents not only the land, but also prosperity, fertility, and safe passage over water. It denotes the importance of fishing to Māori and their relationship to Tangaroa (god of the sea). New Zealand Made – Feel good about supporting local New Zealand businesses
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Dimensions
HxLxW: 29cm x 58cm x 2.5cm
Includes:
- Free personalisation of name and occasion.
- Free fine tip Sharpie so the recipient's loved ones can sign the back.
- Free standard freight NZ wide (standard freight excludes rural addresses).
- Crafted from recycled Native New Zealand Rimu
Premium Large Triple Carving Maori Artwork
$350.00 NZD
Our premium carved artwork embodies the three largest and most popular of our Maori designs; the Tiki, the Wheku & the Manaia. Each is crafted from plantation grown gaboon using laser...
Polynesian 21st & Celebration Key
$250.00 NZD
The optional stand is removable. It slides in the back and clips in place.
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Dimensions
HxLxW: 29cm x 58cm x 2.5cm
Includes:
- Free personalisation of name and occasion.
- Free fine tip Sharpie so the recipient's loved ones can sign the back.
- Free standard freight NZ wide (standard freight excludes rural addresses).
- Crafted from recycled Native New Zealand Rimu
Hook Pendant
$17.50 NZD
Carved Hook (Matau) pendant crafted from Genesis Kauri with soft black braided nylon neck cord
Wheku Pendant
$17.50 NZD
Carved Wheku pendant crafted from 40,000 year old (est) Genesis Kauri with braided nylon wax cord.
