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1/27/2010

ancient kauri kingdom (holiday part6)

Kauri trees are native to NZ and grow at an incredibly slow rate.  That's why they  are now protected from harvesting. We visited Ancient Kauri Kingdom in Awanui where they carve kauri that has been pulled from the nearby swamps.
They are, of course, one-of-a-kind pieces that are truly beautiful.



Here is the bottom entrance of a staircase carved from a kauri trunk. The chair in the photo above is behind the staircase.

This shot of the top entrance gives you an idea of it's size.

6 comments:

  1. DebJanuary 27, 2010 at 2:20 PM

    great photos...

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  2. Lisa Page RosenbergJanuary 27, 2010 at 5:42 PM

    I love that staircase!
    Amazing.

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  3. chitraJanuary 27, 2010 at 11:02 PM

    The chair is fantastic, the tree and inside looks as if it ids from a fairy tale

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  4. JuliJanuary 28, 2010 at 6:15 AM

    I love the staircase too. I must get up there and check it out!

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  5. FranEJanuary 28, 2010 at 6:04 PM

    Thank you for sharing. It is so beautiful and the workmanship is breathtaking. The trees must be huge. Maybe sometime you can share a picture of a living tree.
    Thanks again.

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  6. betty-NZJanuary 28, 2010 at 11:28 PM

    Thanks so much for your lovely comments! I feel privileged to be able to share my 'new' (3 1/2 years) world!

    Hummer, in my Whangarei post

    http://bettysnzblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/whangarei-holiday-part3.html

    there is a glimpse of one.

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