{"product_id":"carved-wheku-mask-20-5cm-by-derek-drewry","title":"Carved Wheku Mask 20.5cm by Derek Drewry","description":"\u003cp\u003eHandcarved by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.silverferngallery.co.nz\/pages\/derek-drewry-carver\" title=\"Derek Drewry - carver\"\u003eDerek Drewry\u003c\/a\u003e - Ngati Te Rangi Iwi \u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.silverferngallery.co.nz\/pages\/about-nz-totara\" title=\"About NZ Totara\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNZ Totara\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e wood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e13cm x 20.5cm x 4cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe wheku (gable mask) sits below the tekoteko (standing figure) on the top of a whare-nui (meeting house).  The mask can be related to an important ancestor of the house or be symbolic of a story relating to the origins of the carving.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA wheku in your home can be seen as a guardian role, with tongue thrust out to challenge whoever enters a room or dwelling. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"u_1289503476 dmNewParagraph\" id=\"1289503476\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"u_1260348125 dmNewParagraph\" id=\"1260348125\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"silverferngallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48389305303262,"sku":"DD-TH","price":595.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/0486\/9854\/files\/IMG_6889_3de6dc21-d9d1-4efb-9fab-96d625f8dee0.jpg?v=1782811093","url":"https:\/\/www.silverferngallery.co.nz\/products\/carved-wheku-mask-20-5cm-by-derek-drewry","provider":"silverferngallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}