With my dear cousin Enele. For me she is a knowledge bank of Niuean Heritage inside of her of the crafts and arts. She has a photographic memory. New Zealand Tepapa museum displays her indigenous art from Niue in Aotearoa. Such a privilege and proud to be related to her. God Bless you Enele and your family

My dear cousin Enele who makes all my weaving here in Japan. She helps me to promote my Niue heritage to the world.

A beautiful piece I received from Jack Feleti called the Matau.

An Honour to wear this Niue Piece of Heritage around the world representing Nukututaha.

Handmade Carver by Tony Edwards (Liku Village)

Niuean KATOUA (spear) required skill and ingenuity in both creation and use. The KATOUA displayed before you is crafted by a local carver in Niue from natural material found on Niue Island. It is made from white Ebony wood. The design of the Shark represents the local warrior's of Tafiti and Motu. The design patterns represent Niue tradition Tattoo used on warriors. KATOUA are items unique to Niue and are nowdays used for festival and school performance. Carver Tony Edwards.

Hand crafted by Enele Kaiuha (Liku Village)

The kahoa hihi is a neck garland (kahoa) made from strings of tiny, distinctively yellow snail (hihi) shells. It is an iconic item of material culture from Niue. The particular type of snail used for a kahoa hihi is known as the ‘hihi vao’ or ‘te teloku’, an inedible type of snail found mainly found along coastal bush areas. The hihi vao crawls from under rock crevices and stones after light and short periods of rainfall. Once collected into a suitable receptacle, they are soaked in salt water to kill the animal inside and to retain the colour of the shell. The salt water is replaced as often as possible due to strong odours from the snail animal, and the shells are then tossed and turned while air dried in the shade until the odour disappears. In present times, adjustments have been made to make the production process easier, such as using ground water with a couple of drops of bleach as opposed to sea water to shorten the time taken for the odour to disappear. Once the hihi shells are ready for use, they are poked with a fine sharp implement to make a hole or holes, and a fine nylon string is then used to string the shells into a necklace

Pua are the dark nuts used., Hihi shells yellow, and white, Pomea tree seeds are the red ones.

Designed and Handcrafted by Enele Kaiuha ( Liku Village)

Designed and Handcrafted by Enele Kaiuha (Liku Village)

Handcrafted by Enele Kaiuha (Liku Village)

Handcrafted by Enele Kaiuha (Liku Village)