Carved Wheku Mask 12.5cm by Derek Drewry whale tail Almost invariably carried by a

Almost invariably carried by a person of mana

Nguru are semi enclosed flutes that have wenewene (finger holes)

and even steal dog food from the bowl

using only a woven line and a hook made from the jawbone of his grandmother

Carved Wheku Mask 12.5cm by Derek Drewry whale tail Almost invariably carried by aHandcarved by Derek Drewry Ngati Te Rangi Iwi NZ Totara wood 9cm x 12. 5cm x 3cm 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.