Poi Āwhiowhio - Maori Whistling Gourd cow bone Schedule an apprentice-level Carve Your

Schedule an apprentice-level Carve Your Own pounamu workshop for a hei toki - an adze

whilst evoking the physical

using authentic pounamu (New Zealand greenstone)

This heru was carved by Finau Katoa from cow bone

and is bound with a hand-braided cord

Poi Āwhiowhio - Maori Whistling Gourd cow bone Schedule an apprentice-level Carve YourThe Poi whiowhio is a small gourd with holes attached to a string and twirled to create a bird like sound. The gourd called a 'hue' is a marrow like vegetable brought to Aotearoa and cultivated by Mori. Dried and hollowed gourds had many uses. They were used as musical instruments, containers for water, preserved food and the smaller ones were used as perfume containers. This Poi Awhiowhio was done by Jeremy Walsh from hue gourd with treated chicken