Toki Poutangata on pounamu stand by Alex Sands queenstown art canoe paddles and bailers

canoe paddles and bailers

Mark Russell (woodturner) created this bowl from the wood of a 70 year old Rhododendron tree

These attractive birds can often be heard singing their beautiful melodies before they are spotted

To Maori the Tiki was a revered taonga

Rivetted aluminium

Toki Poutangata on pounamu stand by Alex Sands queenstown art canoe paddles and bailersHand carved Toki Poutangata by Alex Sands Pounamu stand included Toki poutangata 30. 5cm long 17. 5cm from top of carving to edge of the pounamu blade Pounamu blade is 3. 8cm at the widest point and 8. 5cm from the binding to the edge About Toki Poutangata: A toki poutangata is a ceremonial adze worked from pounamu or greenstone that is usually lashed to a finely carved handle. Almost invariably carried by a person of mana, someone of high rank and