Ceramic Tieke (Saddleback) by Bob Steiner saddleback The New Zealand kotare (Halcyon

The New Zealand kotare (Halcyon sancta) usually lives in a nest hole in a clay bank

References of colour

NZ Pounamu Heart

About the Manaia:

One-off handmade sculpture

Ceramic Tieke (Saddleback) by Bob Steiner saddleback The New Zealand kotare (HalcyonCeramic NZ native tieke (saddleback) By renowned New Zealand ceramic artist Bob Steiner Freestanding or can be hung on the wall Width: 10cm Height: 17cm Depth: 118cm Weight: 200gm Tar black About the Tieke: Saddlebacks were once widespread throughout New Zealand's mainland and island forests. Their decline began in the mid 19th century, caused by forest clearance and introduced predators such as ship rats, feral cats and stoats. By this century, both