Moko Pounamu Black Ferns Taniwha Bone Carving BF33

Celebrating our National Rugby Team, The Black Ferns

The Black Ferns are New Zealands premier womens rugby team and the most dominant team in all of rugby with Rugby World Cup titles in 1998, 2002 2006, 2010 and 2017 and 2021 (played in 2022). They have one of the best winning percentages in international rugby, with victory in over 85 percent of their Tests.

The Black Ferns successful 2017 season was a landmark one for womens rugby with the Black Ferns becoming the first womens team to ever be named the World Rugby Team of the Year.

In 2022, the Black Ferns captured the imagination of Aotearoa when they lifted the Rugby World Cup on home soil for the first time. Playing in front of a world record crowd of 42,000 for womens rugby, the Black Ferns edged England 34-31 in a thrilling final.

In Māori mythology, Taniwha are beings that live in deep pools in rivers, dark caves, or in the sea, especially in places with dangerous currents or deceptive breakers. They were sometimes considered to be highly respected Kaitiaki (protective guardians) of people and places but were often thought of as dangerous, predatory beings.

Traditionally carved from Whale bone, however these days many bone carvings are made from cattle bone as it is an ethically abundant source.

Imported product - Designed in New Zealand reflecting our Pacifica culture.

All carvings are packaged in a Black Ferns display case with a hologram authenticity sticker and meaning card. They are hand bound in our Bespoke Black Ferns Cord.

Size 80mm Long x 28mm wide