Moko Pounamu Whale Bone Sterling Silver Earrings - Kaharoa

A beautiful pair of handcrafted New Zealand Whale Bone drop earrings set on Sterling Silver 925 hooks. The stunning simplicity displays the Whale Bone in all its uniqueness.

Kuru - Drop pendants are regarded as touch stones for meditation and representing a connection to the whenua (the land) Aotearoa (New Zealand). The Kuru design is a simple slender length of pounamu worn to encourage knowledge, confidence and independence.

Whale Bone has always been a special medium for Māori artists, Whales are considered a taonga species, and represent abundance, richness and were regarded as chiefly animals. Some tribes see whales as the descendants of Tangaroa, the god of the ocean and strandings are seen as gifts from Tangaroa and carving them is a way of honouring that gift. Whales possess a tapu (sacred) significance to Māori as both supernatural beings and as harbingers of personal change and spiritual growth.

Genuine Whale bone - Ethically sourced from Banks Peninsular (Te Pataka o Rakaihautū)

Carved by Mark Stewart

Size 68mm long x 11mm wide x 5mm thick total length 90mm

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