{"product_id":"hand-carved-wheku-mask-13cm-by-derek-drewry","title":"Hand Carved Wheku Mask 13cm by Derek Drewry","description":"\u003cp\u003eHandcarved in New Zealand by \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.silverferngallery.co.nz\/pages\/derek-drewry-carver\" title=\"Derek Drewry - carver\"\u003eDerek Drewry\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTimber: Swamp \u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.silverferngallery.co.nz\/pages\/about-nz-kauri\" title=\"About NZ Kauri\"\u003eKauri\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a miniature of a mask that would be placed on the apex of a meeting house\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis particular style of Koruru is called Wheku\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e9cm x 13cm x 3cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Wheku:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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.\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"silverferngallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49393062707422,"sku":"DD","price":330.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/0486\/9854\/files\/IMG_6873.jpg?v=1755846204","url":"https:\/\/www.silverferngallery.co.nz\/products\/hand-carved-wheku-mask-13cm-by-derek-drewry","provider":"silverferngallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}