{"title":"Heru","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-261ad749-7fff-ad74-8f99-3d681aa49cc4\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTraditional Maori heru are combs worn as functional hair ornaments by both men and women. Often the decorations on pre-European heru were a symbol of mana and prestige.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"black-maire-heru-traditional-maori-comb","title":"Black Maire Heru - Traditional Māori Hair Ornament","description":"\u003cp\u003eTraditional Māori heru are combs worn as functional hair ornaments by both men and women. The decorations on pre-European heru were often a symbol of mana and prestige.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis taonga measures 127 x 40mm and was carved from black maire, a native tree of Aotearoa New Zealand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis taonga was hand-carved by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sandscarvingstudio.com\/pages\/alex-sands-maori-carver\"\u003eAlex Sands.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sands Carving Studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41110923608119,"sku":"10181","price":450.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0103\/8427\/7559\/files\/redo-2-2.jpg?v=1766967420"},{"product_id":"whale-bone-heru-traditional-maori-comb","title":"Heru Parāoa- Traditional Whale Bone Hair Ornament","description":"\u003cp\u003eTraditionally heru are worn as functional hair ornaments by both men and women. 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