A beautiful Hei Matau (Hook) suspended from a Sterling Silver bail - this gorgeous pendant is carved from Kahurangi Greenstone with a beautiful polish and notches at the head of the Hook - a marvelous taonga.
Hei Matau(Fishhook) - Originally Maori have been fishermen. Their main food source was the sea, so a fishhook of high quality was a very valuable item to own. The hook became a symbol of prosperity, abundance, good health, power, authority and respect for the sea and its life in it. They also provide good luck and safety while traveling across water.
Kahurangi- Genuine West Coast Greenstone from the Marsden, West Coast area. Kahurangi is the rarest variety of pounamu. It is highly translucent and often comes in vivid shades of green. Small, feather-like markings in the stone can give a cloud effect – although to be classed as Kahurangi, this effect must not reduce the stone’s clarity. The word Kahurangi also indicates nobility and refers to precious jewels and held in high esteem by Māori.
Hand carved by Deane Moreton
Size 41.5 mm long (including bail) x 20mm wide x 5.3mm thick
All pendants come supplied with a 45cm Sterling Silver chain.
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