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Rei Puta – sold – Kura Gallery: Maori and New Zealand Art + Design.
Owen Mapp Kura Gallery Maori Art Design New Zealand Aotearoa Bone Carving Whalebone Rei Puta Paua
Comb based on a traditional Maori heru design. A technically demanding half-lap was used to join the different materials -- pohutakawa and bone.
Ethnic Australia & Oceania Jewels
New Zealand | Ornamental comb ~ 'Heru' ~ bone, päua shell | ca. 1913 or earlier | Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa:
HERU Haircomb MAORI New Zealand | eBay
HERU Haircomb MAORI New Zealand
Past Exhibitions
Ceremonial Comb • Heru by Lewis Tamihana Gardiner, Māori artist (KX121012)