Carved NZ Tuatara ngai tahu the fern was an important

the fern was an important symbol used in jewellery and in their carvings

Frame size 40 x 39 cm

80mm x 42mm x 7mm (tapered)

you can then step closer to the painting and see that the detail you thought was there was in fact only a paint stroke

Carved NZ Tuatara ngai tahu the fern was an importantCarved Tuatara NZ Rimu Wood 25 x 9 x 7 cm About the Tuatara: Tuatara are the only surviving members of the order Sphenodontia. This order was well represented by many species during the age of the dinosaurs, some 200 million years ago. All species except the tuatara declined and eventually became extinct about 60 million years ago. Because of this tuatara are of huge international interest to biologists. They are recognised internationally and within