kiwibone's Details

Kia ora my name is Guy Tuterangiwhiu O`Connor I am a leading New Zealand bone carver.I have shown an interest in art since childhood .At 15 I was living on the street`s in Gisborne and sleeping in car`s.I have been carving for a living since the mid 1980`s .I carved over 4,500 carvings from the jaw bones of 60 stranded sperm whales,and many other carvings in beef bone and wood.

I offer you the best quality bone carving in New Zealand.I first tryed to carve at 7 years old.At 12 years old I started to carve wood.I started bone carving in 1981.Most of my work is in beef bone. I also carve wood and whalebone mammoth black coral ebony and ivory.Plus I design maori graphics,maori tattoo and carve real surfboards into artworks.I also teach bone carving on cd rom or on line.My use of Maori forms and designs added with sharp lines could be described similar to art deco, bold and simple.

People with my work include The King of Spain,Presidant Nelson Mandela,actor Michael J.Fox.The whale rider movie and people who worked on the lord of the rings movie.I want you to have the best quality carvings made by a leading New Zealand maori surfer artist.There is only a small number of maori carving for a living here in New Zealand .Help support me and buy my work .Thanks.

kiwibone's Recommendations

Don`t buy maori carvings that are not New Zealand made. Buy original art work from the artist.

kiwibone's Interests

Surfing ,carving,outrigger canoe sailing,internet,