This Notched Kuru pendant has been hand carved from Kawakawa Flower Pounamu, displaying deep hues with fine natural variation and a wonderful change to a lighter hue near the base of the piece as the stone moves to the rind (the Putiputi or Flower.) A distinctive Greenstone taonga.
Kuru - Drop
pendants are regarded as touch stones for meditation and representing a connection to the whenua (the land) Aotearoa (New Zealand). The Kuru design is a simple slender length of pounamu worn to encourage knowledge, confidence and independence.
Kawakawa- is the most common variety of Pounamu. it comes in many shades - from strong, rich green to dark green - and often has small dark flecks or light inclusions, which add to its character. Named after the leaf of the Kawakawa. It is the main type used in gem purposes.
Putiputi (Flower) Jade- is New Zealand’s most prized Greenstone, with pale green or ochre clouds of colour. This distinctive patterning and colouring come from the outside rim or 'rind' of the greenstone boulders or stones where the surface has oxidised.
Hand carved by Kerry Thompson
Size 134mm long x 20mm wide x 7.5mm thick
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