Wero Taroi

Wero Taroi of Ngati Tarawhai was a carver from Lake Okataina, Rotorua. Wero was one of the most famous carvers of the Te Arawa confederation of tribes whose carving career spanned much of the nineteenth century and ranged from war canoes to storehouses, early meeting houses, and the beginnings of tourist art in Rotorua.

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Kumete, bowl, with figure supports on a dog, illustrating the story located in Hawaiki of Tamatekapua and Whakaturia stealing the bowl of Uenuku, helped by their dog.