This contemporary toki is carved from Raukaraka pounamu, displaying a deep, rich green with soft, cloudy internal patterning that shifts subtly across the stone's surface. The form takes on a classic adze silhouette with a broad, gently tapering blade that narrows toward the base, finished with two fine incised lines running vertically down the lower face to echo traditional toki detailing. At the top, the stone flares into two curved, wing like points flanking a smoothly drilled hole, through which a black braided cord is threaded and finished with a neat woven knot. The surface is polished to a soft, glowing lustre, allowing the natural depth and movement within the stone to show through, while the edges retain a slightly rounded, tactile finish characteristic of hand finished pounamu.
Toki/Adze – The Toki had much meaning for the Māori, fashioned from stone or greenstone it was an essential tool for survival and day to day life for the Māori. That is the reason Māori attribute the spiritual meaning of strength and power to the Toki. This symbol represents Mana, determination, control, strength, focus and honour.
Raukaraka- Genuine West Coast Greenstone from the Taramakau River Area. This is the term used by 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 Jamye Anderson
Size 65mm long x 29mm wide x 7mm thick
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