Manaia Hook - Bone medicinal with a paua embellishment and

with a paua embellishment and etched designs

Has Purple

and paua set in the coloured resin

This Triple Manaia is a beautiful piece of bone carving

Pendant Dimensions L 60mm x W 23mm x T 15mm

Manaia Hook - Bone medicinal with a paua embellishment andThis beautiful bone Manaia Hook is another example of beautiful carving. The head of the Manaia is lashed through the eye, whilst the tail forms the hook. It is beautifully etched and inlaid with paua. The Manaia represents a guardian that protects and balances. It is seen as a messenger between the physical and spiritual world, which is why only one side of its face is seen. It is also depicted with the head of a bird, the body of a man, and the tail