Manaia

Est. $1,875 USD

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The Manaia is a bird like creature that appears regularly in traditional and contemporary Maori wood carving. There are many variations to the design but they all tend to have the overly large beak with a small head. Nobody is exactly sure of where it originated or the original meaning behind it. It can be found on many old pre-European wood carvings.Manaia are also frequently carved in pounamu (greenstone/jade) and can be seen also according to the artists interpretation..There are some Maori that believe that The Manaia is a symbolic guardian angel which ever<span class='ellipsys'>...</span>