Niho Bone Carving Explore the use of emotions

Explore the use of emotions words in Te Reo by playing the classic card game of go fish This Te Reo card game is part of the Learn Through Play series

40mm width

it represents a harmonious alignment between the celestial

often resembling a Koruru symbolizing the head of an ancestor or guardian

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Niho Bone Carving Explore the use of emotionsThe Niho symbolises the intimate connection between Mori and Tohora. The mark of a high Chief was one who the Rei Niho (whale tooth pendant), as the teeth of the sperm whale (Paraoa) were highly prized because of their rarity. With actual whale teeth being such a rarity, it became common to fashion the tooth form from other materials such as Pounamu and Bone. Traditionally carved from Whale bone, however these days many bone carvings are made from