Striking Raukaraka tones bring this beautiful Toki to life, featuring a rich blend of vibrant greens layered with warm golden marbling throughout the stone. Natural colour movement flows across the surface, creating depth, contrast, and individuality that makes this piece instantly eye catching. The polished finish enhances the earthy warmth of the Raukaraka, allowing the golden highlights to glow softly within the stone. This is a piece that naturally draws attention while maintaining the timeless strength of traditional pounamu.
With its bold colouring and balanced proportions, this Toki is more than just a pendant, it is a statement piece. Ideal for marking important milestones, celebrating achievements, or gifting to someone stepping into a new chapter, this piece carries both beauty and meaning in equal measure.
Whether worn as a personal symbol of strength or gifted to mark an important milestone, this Toki represents endurance, growth, and connection to tradition.
Toki(Adze) – The Toki had much meaning for the Maori, fashioned from stone or greenstone it was an essential tool for survival and day to day life for the Maori. That is the reason Maori attribute the spiritual meaning of strength and power to the Toki. This symbol resembles determination, control, strength, focus and honour.
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 Tim Steel
Size 80mm long x 30mm wide x 8m thick
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