Niho Bone Carving (Small) This soft and cuddly boy

This soft and cuddly boy doll is dressed in a kapa haka outfit

In many First Nations folklore

Carved from Bovine bone and wood

ensuring safe passage over water

Niho Bone Carving (Small) This soft and cuddly boyThe 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