This wonderful set of a pair of Drop Earrings and Pendant is handcrafted from Kahotea Flower Pounamu set in a Sterling Silver surround - a wonderful taonga featuring gorgeous light green stone with subtle and beautiful flower - with Paua Shell on the reverse of the pendant.
Kahotea
– Pounamu from the Greenstone, West Coast area. A type streaked or flecked with white. The name Kahotea derives from Kaho, meaning light coloured tea (white or clear).
Putiputi (Flower) Jade- is New Zealand’s most prized Greenstone, with pale green or ochre clouds of colour. This distinctive patterning and colouring come from the outside rim or 'rind' of the greenstone boulders or stones where the surface has oxidised.
Paua Shell
– Abalone, our Paua shell is rich and deep in iridescent colours unique to New Zealand. Found all around the rocky shoreline coast but grows best in southern waters. Paua shell has been traditionally used by Maori to illuminate the eyes & features of carvings and artwork. While Paua sits within the abalone family, which is found in other parts of the world, namely, South America, Australia, Western North America, and Japan, our Paua's hidden, bright multi-coloured interior shell is only found in New Zealand.
Cabochons cut by Deane Moreton
Handcrafted by Moko Workshops
Sizes - Pendant (incl. bail) 35mm long x 10.5mm wide / Earrings (excl. hook) 35mm long x 10.3mm wide - total length 49mm
All pendants come supplied with a 45cm Sterling Silver chain.
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