This is a whistling gourd. They are swung on a cord (similar to the playing of the purerehua) and create a gentle, soft whistling sound.
Hue can be carved or painted in beautiful kowhaiwhai patterns and can be decorated with feathers and harakeke.
This is a whistling gourd. They are swung on a cord (similar to the playing of the purerehua) and create a gentle, soft whistling sound.
Hue can be carved or painted in beautiful kowhaiwhai patterns and can be decorated with feathers and harakeke.
James Webster is of Maori and European descent and is well known as a talented Maori arts practitioner, working with many mediums including wood, bone and stone (sculpting and carving) as well as paint, fibre and metal (mixed media) and Tā Moko (body adornment / tribal tattoo).