Kauri Amber Rei Niho by Conrad Henderson Paua The Maori people being fierce

The Maori people being fierce warriors used a wide range of hand weapons

up into topknots

The Maori people were great mariners and fishermen so the Matau is therefore one of the most powerful symbols used in Maori culture as it represents prosperity

Traditional huts “Whare” and meeting houses were build using native trees cut with stone tools and lashed together with ropes made from the fiber of the flax plant

Uenuku means power or strength in Maori

Kauri Amber Rei Niho by Conrad Henderson Paua The Maori people being fierceA stunning Rei Niho pendant hand carved in translucent New Zealand fossil Kauri gum or amber by Conrad Henderson. Kauri gum or amber is the fossilised sap of the giant native Kauri tree. The sap would drip onto the ground or leach from fallen trees (sometimes capturing ancient insects) and would harden and fossilise over hundreds or thousands of year in the ground. The term "amber" is reserved for the oldest and hardest examples of this material.