Bone Carving #55 Manaia (Heru) cross and the sides are the

and the sides are the carved kaitiaki (guardians)

double-sided and has a black

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Bone Carving #55 Manaia (Heru) cross and the sides are theBone Carving #55 Manaia (Heru) A mania represents the link between the earthly realm and the spiritual realm. Often depicting a bird like head and a tail of creature with a human body. Traditionally, in Te Ao Mori manaia are often seen as symbols of protection and certain manaia existed to create balance between life and death. For some this manaia acknowledges that we are spiritual beings in a physical world. It measures 20. 7cm x 4cm, is double