Hei Matau Kahurangi Paikea - Greenstone & Whalebone Fishhook Pendant Mako a native tree of Aotearoa

a native tree of Aotearoa New Zealand

Taken from the fern frond

5 x 27 x 6mm

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Hei Matau Kahurangi Paikea - Greenstone & Whalebone Fishhook Pendant Mako a native tree of AotearoaThe treasures and vital sustenance of Tangaroa, kaitiaki (protector) of the ocean, required our tpuna (ancestors) to be expert mariners. The lines and curves not only represent abundance and prosperity but also safe passage across life's journeys, echoing the voyages undertaken by those who first explored and settled the vast Pacific. This hei matau was carved by Eli Fehoko and Samuel Potter from humpback whale bone and kahurangi pounamu sourced from