#iwilecomte

M A D E - I N - A O T E A R O A From the Wood to the final breath of completion. I give thanks to our tipuna for leaving us with so much inspiration to share with our next generation.. chur! . . . ... .... ...... #pacificartisan#oceanicarts#maoriartist#woodworking#chisel#sculpture_woodcarving#whakairorakau#rotoruaart#tamoko#haka#pounamu#collectorsedition#polynesians#iwilecomte#aotearoanz (at Whakarewarewa The Living Maori Village)

°°° R Ā K A U - N U | °°° Rain, Hail or Shine, I enjoy every moment with you!! #tribalart#maori#sculpture_art#wairua#natives#oceania#pacific#kiaora#kanakamaoli#tekoteko#contemporaryartist#woodsap#figurativeart#maoriartist#artsandcraft#rotoruanz#aotearoa#tohunga#maoridesign#narrativeart#ancientarts#sacredcarvings#iwilecomte#artgallerys#privatecollector#haka#tiki#waka#1w1 (at Rotorua, New Zealand)

... T Ū M A T A U E N G A ... Honor it, Breath it, Share it, Become him!! or simply leave it alone!! #maurakau#taiaha#kapahaka#tūmatauenga#maoriart#wero#weapon_x#sacredsymbol#28thmaoribattalion#wero#maoriart#nzartist#collectorsedition #maoricarving#toa#wahinetoa#tamatoa#warrior#kitanasword#polynesianpride#wairua#tipuna#iwilecomte#tearawa#tuhoe#kahungunu#1w1 (at Bay of Plenty Region)

● T E T O K | T A ● The moment you love your power tools, My Tokita always comes through.🙏💪 #throwback#wood#maori#carver#nz#rotoruanz#tohungawhakairo#woodfestival#grinding#carveorstarve#maoriartist#grainy#woodknots#nativepride#woodworking#maoricarving#worldwood#tane#iwilecomte#tearawa#tuhoe#kahungunu#tutiramai#1w1

♢ T A ₩ H | R | M A T € A ♢ “Hokia atu ki ou maunga, kia purea e koe i ngā hau o Tāwhirimātea” Return to your ancestral mountains to be cleansed by the winds of Tāwhirimātea. #ancientarts#kauriwood#wooddesign#sculptures#grainy#sacredarts#godofthewinds#cleansed#wairua#pacific#matariki#woodknots#pūkana#bloodlines#haka#healingart#maoricarving#nzartist#edenpark#nzmaoris#iwilecomte#tearawa#tuhoe#ngatikahungunu#tamoko#1w1 (at Rotorua, New Zealand)