Tōtara Kumete Two-Headed
Tōtara Kumete Two-Headed
Tōtara Kumete Two-Headed

Tōtara Kumete Two-Headed

Regular price
3,600 NZ
Sale price
3,600 NZ
Unit price
per 

ka ora ai te iwi

This kumete (food bowl), intricately carved in tōtara, speaks to the importance of connections - building them and nurturing them. The two heads in wheku form support this symbolism - the joining of two (or more) bodies, groups, iwi, organisations.

A piece of this value obviously will find its purpose in remembrance of a significant joining occasion - a wedding or 50th anniversary, the amalgamation of two businesses or organisations, or a potential-filled and vital collaboration.

Likewise the surface-patterning supports the connection symbolism. A combination of pungawerewere and pākati, this piece would be appropriate for any regions of Aotearoa coming together. Those patterns speak to a binding together, to the continuation of whakapapa (along newly formed lines), and about how those connections will nurture and support the people.

57cm x 17cm x 12cm 2kg