By the 1990s, few master carvers remained in the village.
Those who take the place of a master carver rarely avoid cutting their hands.
Collaborations with other master carvers were part of the production method.
Fine ivory found a ready market in the master carvers of China and other parts of the world.
Maori traditions are well preserved here, with the work of master carvers lining the main street.
One remembered how important it was to her father, who was a master carver of roast beef and turkey.
There was a blankness about Master Carver, a shielded quality.
And to kill in place of an executioner is taking the place of a master carver.
Brother Narev had a master carver do up the model of the sundial to his instructions.
Brim apparently knows of their existence and how to carve them, but has had that knowledge transferred to Erik, who is now a master carver.