Kauri Gum Toki carved by Conrad Henderson of Tauranga

Approx 60mm long x 35mm wide at the base.

Lashed in maroon cord, with a plaited slip-knot cord.

Kauri Gum is the fossilised resin or sap of the Kauri tree. The age of the gum can vary significantly – anywhere from a few hundred years old to many hundreds of thousands of years old.

Used for generations by Maori as chewing gum, for lighting fires and tattooing, more recently the gum is used for jewellery and collectors exhibits.