Manaia Hook - Bone korowai Hand-etched with intricate designs and

Hand-etched with intricate designs and featuring paua shell inlay

This piece of art boasts super fine detail

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Approximate dimensions: W 61mm x L 37mm

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Manaia Hook - Bone korowai Hand-etched with intricate designs 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