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Te Takapū - National Stone & Bone Carving School

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At Te Takapū, students learn the revered tradition of carving pounamu (Nephrite-Jade/Greenstone), bone and stone.

The school opened on 5 October 2009, expanding on NZMACI’s commitment to maintaining, developing and promoting the arts, crafts and culture of iwi Māori (Māori tribes) as mandated by the New Zealand Maori Arts and Crafts Institute Act (1963) (History).

The school was first led by Lewis Gardiner who is a well-regarded pounamu artist of his generation.

Stacy Gordine, a renowned artist from the East Coast of New Zealand – and uri of Hone Te Kauru and Pine Taiapa – now leads the programme and is shaping the direction of the wānanga into the future.

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Patu Onewa - 5382IA

Patu (meaning to strike or hit) were typically fashioned from native hardwood, whalebone or stone, including our highly valued pounamu (greenstone). Patu were often sharp at their forward edge and were used with thrusting, jabbing and swinging blows.

Māori weapons are notable for their fine sculptural form and were designed for close hand-to-hand combat. No other stone-age war implements surpassed them in deadly effectiveness.

Material: Onewa (NZ Greywacke)

Measurements: 380mm x 93mm x 28mm
$1,300.00

Patu Onewa - 5461MA

Patu (meaning to strike or hit) were typically fashioned from native hardwood, whalebone or stone, including our highly valued pounamu (greenstone). Patu were often sharp at their forward edge and were used with thrusting, jabbing and swinging blows.

Māori weapons are notable for their fine sculptural form and were designed for close hand-to-hand combat. No other stone-age war implements surpassed them in deadly effectiveness.

Material: Onewa (NZ Greywacke)

Measurements: 370mm x 96mm x 45mm
$1,300.00

Patu Onewa - 6721PD

Patu (meaning to strike or hit) were typically fashioned from native hardwood, whalebone or stone, including our highly valued pounamu (greenstone). Patu were often sharp at their forward edge and were used with thrusting, jabbing and swinging blows.

Māori weapons are notable for their fine sculptural form and were designed for close hand-to-hand combat. No other stone-age war implements surpassed them in deadly effectiveness.

Material: Onewa (NZ Greywacke)

Measurements: 380mm x 100mm
$2,190.00

Toki - 5521IA

The toki pendent is based on the form of the carving chisel used in whakairo (Māori carving).

Material: Punakitere

Measurements: 63mm x 22mm x 7mm
$390.00

Toki - 5523IA

The toki pendent is based on the form of the carving chisel used in whakairo (Māori carving).

Material: Onewa (NZ Greywacke)

Measurements: 53mm x 11mm x 7mm
$320.00

Māhē - 4455IA

Māhē are sinker stones used to weigh down fishing nets.

Material: Otaua

Measurements: 42mm x 42mm x 61mm
$650.00

Māhē - 4456IA

Māhē are sinker stones used to weigh down fishing nets.

Material: Otaua

Measurements: 53mm x 31mm x 72mm
$850.00

Māhē - 4457IA

Māhē are sinker stones used to weigh down fishing nets.

Material: Otaua

Measurements: 42mm x 42mm x 56mm
$1,250.00

Māhē - 4501HW

Māhē are sinker stones used to weigh down fishing nets.

Material: Otaua (Greywacke)

Measurements: 50mm x 37mm x 35mm
$490.00

Māhē - 4503HW

Māhē are sinker stones used to weigh down fishing nets.

Material: Otaua

Measurements: 70mm X 50mm x 50mm
$1,250.00

Māhē - 4504MA

Māhē are sinker stones used to weigh down fishing nets.

Material: Waiarohia Pakohe

Measurements: 80mm x 57mm x 58mm
$1,450.00

Toki Earrings - 5699RH

Toki earrings (or drop earrings) are designed to suspend from the bottom of the earlobes. The length varies from a centimetre or two, all the way to brushing the wearer's shoulders.

Material: Parāoa (Whalebone)

Measurements: 67mm x 13mm x 3mm
$490.00