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Please find 8 unique collectors carvings by Paulz Click
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Faces 1 The face on the left, showing moko (facial tattoo), represents the Maori legends that tell of the mother of creation, Papatuanuku. The face on the right, showing moko (facial tattoo), represents the Maori legends that tell of the father of creation, Ranginui.
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NZ$238 size left carving:
48mm x 28mm / 1.89"x 1.10" |
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Taniwha 1 Spiritual being believed to protect inland waterways of Aotearoa, land of the long white cloud, New Zealand
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NZ$398 |
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This spiritual guardian or messenger is in the style of the serpentine; a style used by Taranaki Coastal tribes
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NZ$190 size carving: 65mm
x 20mm / 2.56" x 0.79" |
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Manaia 2 Spiritual guardian or messenger of Maoridom. Style unknown
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NZ$270 size carving: 72mm
x 30mm / 2.83"x 1.18" |
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Spiritual guardian or messenger in warrior pose |
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NZ$270 size carving: 75mm
x 35mm / 2.95 "x 1.38" |
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Spiritual guardian
or messenger in
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NZ$270 size carving: 72mm
x 36mm / 2.83"x 1.42" |
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This adze head symbolises mana (authority) and togetherness - duality |
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NZ$240 size carving: 100mm
x 27mm / 4.33"x 1.06" |
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This form is oftern thought to be a fertility symbol. The name 'tiki' means man-like |
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NZ$270 size carving: 55mm
x 34mm / 2.17" x 1.33" |
©
www.aotearoa.co.nz
Aotearoa, New Zealand
"Land of the long white cloud"
© all photos by Aotearoa.co.nz
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Paulz is Paul Gyde... Paul started bone carving about 15 years ago. Paul bases most of his carving design on New Zealand's Maori culture but also creates other popular designs. All of the carvings are made from beefbone. The bone is NOT bleached. It is boiled and then sun-dried. This preparation means that the natural flecks of the bone are retained. All carvings are presented in a wooden box made from old farm fence battens. The timber varies but is largely kauri or totara. The string and weaving work on the carvings is waxed nylon and is plaited by hand. The nylon material is preferable to natural flax simply because of its durability. Paul takes great pride in the quality of his work, which he says is 'all in the finishing'. 'Finishing' involves sanding each piece with many different grades of sandpaper so the carving is smooth before it's polished. The time taken in this final process is obvious in the finished product.
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