This contemporary roimata (teardrop) pendant is carved from Raukaraka pounamu, showing a striking blend of warm honey-gold and russet tones fading into soft sage and pale green toward the base, giving the stone a natural, landscape-like gradient of colour. The form is a simple, elegant tapered drop, wider at the top and narrowing to a gently rounded point, left free of carving so the natural beauty and colour variation of the stone remains the focus. A single drilled hole sits at the top, threaded with a black cord and finished with a neat woven knot. The surface is polished to a smooth, glassy lustre, allowing the warm and cool tones within the stone to shift and glow as the piece catches the light.
Roimata/Teardrop - Named for their teardrop shape, meaning tears of sadness or grief, and are widely regarded as touchstones in healing and meditation. It is often called the comfort stone and given to show sympathy, shared emotion and that they, the receiver, is not alone in their grief. The drop pendants are also believed to represent a connection to the whenua (the land) Aotearoa (New Zealand)
Koru - The Maori word for bright or loop. It refers to the shoots of the silver fern. The circular movement to the inner core refers to "going back to the beginnings". The unfurling frond itself is symbolic for new life, new beginnings, hope, personal growth, purity nurturing, a new phase in life, the spirit of rejuvenation and peace.
Genuine West Coast Greenstone - Raukaraka from the Taramakau River Area. This is the term used by the Māori of the Cook Strait region of the Kawakawa variety that is streaked with a shade of olive green and has yellow and orange hues that blend into the greens. This stone shares its name with the New Zealand native Karaka tree.
Hand Carved by Jayme Anderson
Size
65mm long x 29mm wide x 6mm thick
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