RELIEF CARVINGS of birds

 Tui (Parson bird)

Rimu panel size 330x260x20 Price $ 150

The tui is a bird of the native forest. It is a honey eater and feeds mainly on nectar, plus fruits and insects. It is a song bird.

The maori equated the tui with eloquence in the proverb:

“Me he horokoro tui”.

Like the throat of a tui.

The tui is renowned for its song, to which the voice of an eloquent orator or sweet singer is compared.

Gannet

Rimu panel size: 240x500x20 mm

Price $ 180 

Sepia photograph 

Any NZ bird can be done as a wood relief panel in one of the above two styles between $ 150 and $ 200 depending on size. If you want more of a three dimensional effect, then 50 mm ( 2”) thick plank can be used. The price could also double. 

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Manaia

On the left is an example of a deep relief carving of a bird like figure, a mystical spiritual being in Maori mythology, the Manaia.

Rimu panel: 450x240x50  Price:$200.

Part of a two panel composition called “Guardian Spirits”, found under history.( first entry)
RELIEF CARVINGS: history 1 RELIEF CARVINGS: landscapes PLYWOOD SCULPTURES: birds
 
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