Huia Feather Heru

Size (mm): Approximately 195 L x 34 W. 

These can only be made from the largest pieces of bone so supply is limited.

Pieces may have natural holes in the bone.

Each piece is individually carved, so variations in colour do occur.

A Heru is a traditional ornamental comb of the Māori of New Zealand.

They were carved from a solid piece of either wood or whalebone.

This item is carved from Cattle/Beef Bone

They were used by men to fasten their long hair up into top knots.

For Māori, the huia feather was revered as a symbol of nobility, leadership, and hierarchy. The white-tipped tail feathers were worn as head adornments to signify chiefs and people of great mana (authority and power).