Maori Walking Stick with Curved Handle and Tiki Carving Maori Wood Carvings - Hei Matau Hook The twist design (pikorua) represents

The twist design (pikorua) represents two fern shoots growing together

Other options are laser engraving into the wood

It's got a series of Maori Koru within it

Each panel measures approximately 230mm x 550mm x 3mm (9" x 21 5/8" x 3/16")

It is lighter than our other Maori walking stick

Maori Walking Stick with Curved Handle and Tiki Carving Maori Wood Carvings - Hei Matau Hook The twist design (pikorua) representsThis beautifully and extensively carved Maori walking ( and talking) stick is called a Tokotoko (pronounced To as in "tore" and ko as the "co" in "cork"). Some Maori walking sticks have a handle and some don't this is one with a lovely, slightly curved handle. In Maori tradition, the Tokotoko (a ceremonial carved walking stick) is a symbol of the authority and the status of a speaker on the Maori marae (meeting ground), and it tells of the history