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These bowls are one-offs and totally unique.

The bowls are made from native New Zealand wood:

  • ancient swamp kauri
  • rimu
  • matai

The colours in kauri bowls are fascinating...
Some of the bowls have paua inlays around the rim.

A koru shape is carved on the inside of most of the bowls. The koru represents new life,
new beginnings, growth, movement.

We only have one bowl available.

Unfortunately we cannot get hold of the artists for any other bowls.

Thank you.

 

 

 

Rimu from Te Anga, King Country - New Zealand.

The rim of the bowl has koru shapes incorporated with a paua piece. The koru represents new life, new beginnings, growth, movement.

The paua represents the beauty within oneself and around you.

wood: rimu

size diameter: 270mm (10.63")
size height: 72mm (2.83")

cost: NZ$560

 

 

Matai from Taumaranui, King Country - New Zealand.

The bowl has a carved koru with manaia head on the inside. The koru represents new life, new beginnings, growth, movement. The manaia is a spiritual guardian and protects against evil.

The paua inlay on a black background also has the koru incorporated.

wood: matai

size diameter: 307mm (12.09")
size height: 50mm (1.97")

SOLD


close-up manaia

 

 

 

Kauri trees are HUGE. Unfortunately there are not too many left. The largest kauri in existence is in the Waipoua Forest near Dargaville and is called 'Tane Mahuta' (this is Maori for "Lord of the Forest"). This tree is approx. 4.4 metres in diameter and 17.7 metres to it's first branch.

The oldest tree is approx. 2,000 (!!!) years old: Te Matua Ngahere (Father of the Forest), also in Waipoua Forest.

Swamp kauri is thousands of years old - up to 50,000 years... the kauri are dug up and are used for our bowls.


close up of the paua inlay

Swamp kauri from Dargaville - New Zealand.

The bowl has a carved warrior on the inside. The warrior

The paua inlay on a black background has the koru incorporated.

wood: swamp kauri

size diameter: 307mm (12.09")
size height: 50mm (1.97")

SOLD


close-up warrior

 

 

 

 

Swamp kauri from Dargaville - New Zealand.

The bowl has a carved koru on the inside. The koru represents new life, new beginnings, growth, movement.

The paua inlay on a black background has the koru incorporated.

wood: swamp kauri

size diameter: 212mm (8.35")
size height: 60mm (2.36")

cost: NZ$280 SOLD

note: the photo was taken slightly from the right, so the koru looks askew, but it is centered in the bowl.

Swamp kauri bowls, Dargaville - New Zealand.

All the bowls have a koru carved on the inside. The koru represents new life, new beginnings, growth, movement.

The dark swamp kauri bowl has golden shades on the inside - quite stunning... may-be we should keep it ourselves...

wood: swamp kauri

top bowl
size: 200mm
height: 35mm
SOLD

bottom left (dark one)
size: 190mm
height: 47mm
SOLD
 note: the bowl on the left is totally round... the black part at the bottom right is part of a cloth that was underneath it.

bottom right (light one)
size: 175mm
height: 63mm
SOLD
   


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