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NZ MAORI ENGRAVED BONE CARVING BOUND SHARK TOOTH
ONE OF A KIND BY MAORI MASTER CARVER BEN TE KARU
Category:   Collectibles / Cultures, Ethnicities / Pacific Islands
Start Price: USD 115.00

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Buy It Now Price: USD 120.00
Start Time: 7/5/2008
End Time: 7/11/2008
Location: Slice of Heaven
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I HAVE THE GREAT PLEASURE TO BE OFFERING YOU THE WORK OF BEN TE KARU - master bone carver from Christchurch New Zealand.  Ben's beautiful hand carved and engraved carving work is well known in New Zealand and I am thrilled to bring you his wonderful pieces. This beautiful one of a kind ceremonial Maori Shark Tooth bone carving by Ben features hand crafted traditional Maori engraving on both sides and is fully bound in the old style with black waxed thread.  On one side is Ben's signature of an eye with tears in memory of the passing of a dear friend who died much too young.  Ben is known as "The Eye" carver because of this signature. It measures  3" long by  1.5" across the top, and has a graceful curving depth of 12mms - very rounded and three dimensional. Bound onto an adjustable plaited black cord. PLEASE BE AWARE THAT MOST OF THE BONE CARVINGS YOU SEE ON EBAY ARE MASS PRODUCED OUTSIDE OF NEW ZEALAND.  THIS IS A TRADITIONAL ONE OF A KIND CARVING BY A MAORI MASTER CARVER ENTIRELY HAND MADE IN NEW ZEALAND - THE PRICE REFLECTS THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT HAS GONE INTO THIS CARVING AND THE UNIQUENESS OF IT.

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