Bone Carving #61 Heru (Manaia) Necklace Often depicting a bird-like head

Often depicting a bird-like head and a tail of creature with a human body

potentially interpreted as:

measures 9

It can be worn in the hair or around the neck as a necklace

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Bone Carving #61 Heru (Manaia) Necklace Often depicting a bird-like headBone Carving #61 Heru (Manaia) Inspired by the many stories of our tpuna that talk about kaitiaki or protectors which may have been represented as manu (birds). The stories say that these kaitiaki looked like humans with the head of the bird. It measures 18. 9cm x 4cm, is double sided, and is worn in the hair. This comes with a removable and adjustable black, waxed cord so it can be worn as a taonga around the neck also.