This beautiful Heru has been carved from a gorgeous piece of soft pastel Raukaraka Pounamu, displaying wonderful patterns and distinctive green and yellow tones. A stylish and functional piece, perfect for securing a bun or top knot.
Heru- used by Maori to fasten long hair into a top knot. These also identified the rank of the wearer and were usually carved from a single piece of whale bone or wood and on occasion decorated with paua shell.
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.
Hand carved by Kristal Thompson
Size 132mm long x 12mm wide x 10mm thick
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