New Zealand Maori artist, poet, seer, grandfather and father Mikaara Kirkwood is a peacock par excellence. Here Mikaara wears antique sterling silver bracelets, marcasite, gold and sterling rings, plus a sterling earring in one ear. For good measure, my most magical friend and advisor wears a bone mere tucked into his waist. Carved into a teardrop shape, the mere is a traditional Maori weapon for hand-to-hand combat. Because Mikaara is a peacemaking peacock, he wears the mere more for adornment than for any other purpose.
