Moko Pounamu Kouma (Breastplate) NZ Genuine Auhunga Greenstone - Kokonga
A fabulous Kouma (Breastplate) handcrafted from the beautiful Auhunga Pounamu. The soft colour is amazing, this will be a treasured taonga that will carry on through the generations.
Kouma/Breastplate- signifies strength and protection in battle. Today they still hold this symbolism but more as a representative scale.
Auhunga- Genuine West Coast Greenstone from the Arahura River area, West Coast. Auhunga Pounamu is a pale opaque green colour. Resembling the Southern New Zealand mountains, its --name translates to frosty, given as the intermediate of Inanga and Kawakawa.
Hand Carved by Moko Workshop
Size 28mm Long x 60mm Wide
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