Niho Bone Carving prosperity

prosperity

often resembling a Koruru symbolizing the head of an ancestor or guardian

and courage during challenging times

Bone earrings are made with bovine bone with a Paua shell insert

and weaponry

Niho Bone Carving prosperityThe Niho symbolises the intimate connection between Mori and Tohora. The mark of a high Chief was one who the Rei Niho (whale tooth pendant), as the teeth of the sperm whale (Paraoa) were highly prized because of their rarity. With actual whale teeth being such a rarity, it became common to fashion the tooth form from other materials such as Pounamu and Bone. Traditionally carved from Whale bone, however these days many bone carvings are made from