• An intricately carved wooden Maori canoe sculpture with detailed carving and small green and blue paua accents
  • An intricately carved wooden Maori waka (canoe) with detailed patterns and small blue-green NZ paua shell accents
  • A close-up of a carved wooden Maori waka (canoe) with brown wood, tan rope, and small blue paua shell accents
  • An ornate carved wooden Maori canoe hull section with intricate carvings and small tpaua shell inlays
  • Close-up of a carved wooden Maori waka (canoe) stern with intricate carvings
  • Close-up of an intricately carved wooden decorative prow with detailed relief carvings
  • An intricately carved wooden prow with traditional Polynesian-style motifs
  • A carved wooden Waka Taua (Maori canoe) with intricate designs and an intricately carved stern and prow.
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Carved Waka Taua on stand 103cm by Wood Masters

$1,669.00 NZD
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Carved Waka Taua (canoe)
Tulipwood

103cm x 42cm x 12cm


About Waka Taua:

Waka taua ranged from 9 to over 30 metres long. Waka holding up to 100 people were observed by James Cook during his voyages in the 18th century, while others observed equally substantial waka in the 19th century.

Waka taua were ornately adorned and carved. They were sometimes referred to as waka pītau, which describes spiral carving that supports the carved figurehead in the tauihu (prow).

Stock photo - woodgrain varies slightly