Bone Hei Tiki - by Alex Sands canoe as it symbolises ones journeys

as it symbolises ones journeys on the next stage of their lives

Lapis Lazuli etc

An eternity symbol

Contemporary art work reflecting a powerful interpretation of Colonisation

Each tree trunk pattern is unique to its own

Bone Hei Tiki - by Alex Sands canoe as it symbolises ones journeysBeef bone hei tiki pendant by Alex Sands On a waxed nylon cord Adjustable length 58 x 30 x 8mm About the Tiki: To Maori the Tiki was a revered taonga, but the origins of the Tiki are obscure. To some the Tiki is the first man created by Tane. Hei Tiki is said to have held a wealth of knowledge and a great teacher of all things and the wearer would possess similar qualities. In some areas the Tiki would be buried with the guardian and later retrieved