These are also shakers made from larger hue, with their seed still intact.  When played, the puruwai sounds like a bubbling stream.

Hue can be carved or painted in beautiful kōwhaiwhai patterns and can be decorated with feathers and harakeke.

About James Webster

James Webster is of Maori and European descent and is well known as a talented Maori arts practitioner, working with many mediums including wood, bone and stone (sculpting and carving) as well as paint, fibre and metal (mixed media) and Tā Moko (body adornment / tribal tattoo).