Post #520378 by Tiki V on Sat, Mar 27, 2010 2:16 PM

I found this Carving in an antique shop in Eastern Carolina today. The eyes are paua shells. There is an inscription on the back that says "hand carved in Rotorua New Zealand by Ben Hona" . I did some research and found that Ben Hona was a kaumätua (elder)of. Rotorua 's Ngati Whakaue people. I just found this interesting. If anyone has any other info, I would appreciate it.

[ Edited by: Tiki V 2010-03-27 14:18 ]