Wooden Bowl by Mark Russell - Kauri with Paua Shell Inlay No420 kauri design It belonged to the spirit

It belonged to the spirit world as it is a bird of the night

The carving on a Tokotoko may represent a legend or ancestor and was passed down through the generations

Known for its friendly cheet cheet call and energetic flying antics

"Tu" the Maori God of War is carved on the front

with the last accepted twentieth century sighting at Mt Aspiring National Park in 1967

Wooden Bowl by Mark Russell - Kauri with Paua Shell Inlay No420 kauri design It belonged to the spiritMark Russell (woodturner) created this bowl from the wood of the NZ Kauri tree. New Zealand Paua Shell inlay in the rim. All bowls have a high quality oil finish. They are food safe, so can be used for food or alternatively can be displayed as an art piece. Mark's creations are from a selection of NZ native timbers and NZ grown exotic timbers and sometimes even select native driftwood. 19cm across 7. 5cm high