Maori Walking Stick with Curved Handle and Tiki Carving Maori Wood Carvings - Hei Matau Hook and for safe travel over

and for safe travel over water

The Hook (hei matau) design carries a spiritual meaning of peace

The twist design (pikorua) represents two fern shoots growing together

It is lighter than our other Maori walking stick

Each panel measures approximately 230mm x 550mm x 3mm (9" x 21 5/8" x 3/16")

Maori Walking Stick with Curved Handle and Tiki Carving Maori Wood Carvings - Hei Matau Hook and for safe travel overThis beautifully and extensively carved Maori walking ( and talking) stick is called a Tokotoko (pronounced To as in "tore" and ko as the "co" in "cork"). Some Maori walking sticks have a handle and some don't this is one with a lovely, slightly curved handle. In Maori tradition, the Tokotoko (a ceremonial carved walking stick) is a symbol of the authority and the status of a speaker on the Maori marae (meeting ground), and it tells of the history