Product Description

Manaia Extra Large Carved on Wooden base

A wonderful gift/souvenir or a very impressive award for an annual or perpetual trophy.  Ideal for corporate, business, sporting or academic achievements and recognition.

The Manaia is usually depicted as having the head of a bird and the body of a man, though it is sometimes depicted as a bird, a serpent, or a human figure in profile. Other interpretations include a seahorse and a lizard.

The Manaia is traditionally believed to be the messenger between the earthly world of mortals and the domain of the spirits, and its symbol is used as a guardian against evil. In this form, it is usually represented in a figure-of-eight shape, the upper half culminating in a bird-like beak. Manaia designs vary subtly in form between iwi, though they are often depicted as three-fingered, with these digits representing the trinity of birth, life, and death. A fourth finger, representing the circular rhythms of the life cycle and the afterlife, is also sometimes

This can be mounted on a larger base* & engraved* if required as a trophy - award, or a great presentation gift for that special person or occasion which can be presented here or overseas. 

*Additional costs may apply