Finely Carved Ancestral Paddle by Tene Waitere

Tene Waitere (attributed), finely carved hoe, with orthodox…
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Tene Waitere (attributed), finely carved hoe, with orthodox leaf shaped blade carved in deep relief with two ancestral figures and two manaia decorated with rauponga and with cut paua shell eyes. The reverse side of the blade with low relief Kowhaiwhai carving. The handle of serpentine shape with further kowhaiwhai carving intersected by a wheku head with paua shell eyes. The handle terminating with a carved manaia head. Length 183 cm Y4011. For a similar carved paddle by Tene Waitere see Carved Histories: Rotorua Ngati Tarawhai woodcarving by Roger Neich. P.249. Figure 15.46.

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