Carved Wheku Mask - 43cm by Wood Masters oil painting nz Morning Mists

Morning Mists

and in many cases these must be sought in the surrounding bush

Matukituki in the Autumn

Handmade in New Zealand by Serge Souslov

Carved Wheku Mask - 43cm by Wood Masters oil painting nz Morning MistsWheku Mask Carved in New Zealand from hardwood 43cm x 27cm x 3cm Stock photo Wood grain may vary About Wheku: The wheku (gable mask) sits below the tekoteko (standing figure) on the top of a whare nui (meeting house). The mask can be related to an important ancestor of the house or be symbolic of a story relating to the origins of the carving. A wheku in your home can be seen as a guardian role, with tongue thrust out to challenge whoever enters a