Carved Wheku Mask 20.5cm by Derek Drewry club Woodgrain varies slightly for each

Woodgrain varies slightly for each item

and in many cases these must be sought in the surrounding bush

Beef bone pendant by Norman Clark

Mount outer size: 32

Timbers in the ruler:

Carved Wheku Mask 20.5cm by Derek Drewry club Woodgrain varies slightly for eachHandcarved by Derek Drewry Ngati Te Rangi Iwi NZ Totara wood 13cm x 20. 5cm x 4cm The wheku (gable mask) sits below the tekoteko (standing figure) on the top of a whare nui (meeting house). The mask can be related to an important ancestor of the house or be symbolic of a story relating to the origins of the carving. A wheku in your home can be seen as a guardian role, with tongue thrust out to challenge whoever enters a room or dwelling.