Tuna Bone Kava Kava Hair Ornament | Rapa Nui Ceremonial Adornment tiwi or educational reference

or educational reference

Designed in Australia

this beechwood

was invited to join a patrol into the Gibson Desert to a point about 960km west of Alice Springs and 320 kms across the Western Australia border

detailed images of slides and specimens

Tuna Bone Kava Kava Hair Ornament | Rapa Nui Ceremonial Adornment tiwi or educational referenceThis hand carved tuna bone hair ornament features a finely detailed kava kava ancestral spirit figure, created by Uncle Johnny Tuki Huke, a respected Rapa Nui elder, master carver and cultural educator. Kava kava figures are among the most recognisable forms in Rapa Nui carving traditions, representing ancestral spirits and embodying connections to heritage, storytelling, and spiritual presence. In this piece, the elongated, stylised figure is