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VANDOO · 27th September 2014, 06:47 PM

I AGREE IT IS A MODERN INTERPRETATION OF A MAORI WAHAIKA WITH ATYPICAL DECORATION SIMILAR TO MAORI DESIGNS BUT NOT A OLD TRADITIONAL DESIGN. IT MAY HAVE BEEN CARVED IN NEW ZEALAND BY MAORI OR NOT?. THEY STILL CARVE THEM IN VARIOUS DEGREES OF QUALITY FOR THE TOURISTS AND PERHAPS ARTISTS MAKE SOME NEW ORIGINAL ART DESIGNS THERE. I HAVE EVEN SEEN SOME VERY NICE LOOKING ONES CAST FROM A PLASTIC RESIN FOR SALE. IT IS THE FIRST I HAVE SEEN LIKE IT ON EBAY SO HOPEFULLY WE WON'T BE SEEING A LOT MORE JUST LIKE IT ON EBAY WHICH IS ALWAYS A BAD SIGN.
IT LOOKS WELL CARVED AND APPEARS THAT A GOOD HARD WOOD WAS USED SO UNLESS ITS MADE FROM RESIN IT IS STILL A INTERESTING ART OBJECT.

27th September 2014, 06:47 PM	#3
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	I AGREE IT IS A MODERN INTERPRETATION OF A MAORI WAHAIKA WITH ATYPICAL DECORATION SIMILAR TO MAORI DESIGNS BUT NOT A OLD TRADITIONAL DESIGN. IT MAY HAVE BEEN CARVED IN NEW ZEALAND BY MAORI OR NOT?. THEY STILL CARVE THEM IN VARIOUS DEGREES OF QUALITY FOR THE TOURISTS AND PERHAPS ARTISTS MAKE SOME NEW ORIGINAL ART DESIGNS THERE. I HAVE EVEN SEEN SOME VERY NICE LOOKING ONES CAST FROM A PLASTIC RESIN FOR SALE. IT IS THE FIRST I HAVE SEEN LIKE IT ON EBAY SO HOPEFULLY WE WON'T BE SEEING A LOT MORE JUST LIKE IT ON EBAY WHICH IS ALWAYS A BAD SIGN. IT LOOKS WELL CARVED AND APPEARS THAT A GOOD HARD WOOD WAS USED SO UNLESS ITS MADE FROM RESIN IT IS STILL A INTERESTING ART OBJECT.