A stunning Pekapeka (Native NZ Bat) handcrafted from a beautiful bright piece of Raukaraka Pounamu. This amazing piece has been delicately carved by one of our master carvers with red wax eyes that truly make this piece extraordinary and a wonderful taonga.
Peka Peka
is a very old Māori Design representing a Native NZ bat, it is often classed as a Manaia, which are traditionally believed to be the messenger between the earthly world of mortals and the domain of the spirits, and its symbol is used as a guardian against evil.
Raukaraka- Genuine West Coast Greenstone 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.
Carved by Des Hetherington
Size 48mm long x 74mm wide x 8mm thick
This will be the exact piece you will receive in the photos, there may be a slight degree of colour variation based on different computer or device screen resolutions that you are viewing from.
