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Dragon/Manaia
Carved from a block
of solid whale jaw bone, this piece measures 75mm high by 80mm wide and 28mm deep.
The Manaia end has hand-turned paua cabachon eyes and the dragon end has red glass
eyes with gold centers.
Commissioned by a private collector who is of Maori and Chinese
extraction. Hand carved from whale bone by Maori sculptor, Len Kay,
Whangarei, New Zealand, 2001.
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Tuatara
Hand carved from NZ deer coronets and set on a carbon-dated swamp kauri
or mallee root burr base. Has hand-turned black coral eyes.
A signed, limited
edition carving. Tuatara range in size from 17 cm to 25 cm long.
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Kotuku "He
kotuku rerenga tahi"
A white heron is a bird of one flight
(a rare visitor). Kotuku
carved
from one deer coronet and mounted on a driftwood (shown) or swamp kauri
base. A signed, limited edition carving. Approximately 8 cm high by
10 cm wide.
Cast reproductions are available - the heron is sterling silver and the base is
patina bronze.
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The
Challenging Warrior
Actual carving is approximately the size
of a small woman's hand. Private collection Whangarei, New
Zealand. Carved from a single deer button and modeled after the
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Buddha
and Kuan Yin
Buddha carved from a single deer
button; Kuan Yin from 3 buttons. She is standing with her foot on a
dragon's head with glowing red glass eyes. She holds a pearl between her
fingers, a lotus scepter on her left arm and wears a diamond at her
throat. |
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Taurapa
Taurapa or Maori war canoe (waka)
stern post. Carved from beef bone, this piece measures 120mm high by 40mm
wide by 5mm thick. This carving will be used to make a mold for
reproduction in glass to feature on the stern of a glass waka made from
slumped glass. Private commission. Carved by Len Kay, Whangarei, New
Zealand, 2001. |
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See the Stag sculpture by clicking
here or the Dall Sheep sculpture
here |
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