A stunning Mauri Ora hand carved from Kahotea Pounamu, this beautiful carving shows wonderful changes in tone and grain across the Greenstone and the skill of the carver, Andy Ruskin, can be appreciated when light is reflected across the piece and the wonderful and skillful precision of the ridge-line on the peak of the curving lines can be seen - a really gorgeous taonga.
Mauri
refers to the life force or the essence of life that binds together the body and spirit of a being or a thing.
Mauri flows through all things, land, trees, birds, rivers, mountains, space and time, through to people – individually and collectively. Mauri is present in the relationships between living and natural things. The way mauri is expressed can impact on other people, and likewise their mauri can impact on you.
Ora
means to be alive, well and safe. When our ora is protected and safe, our mauri will flourish.
Mauri ora means that our life essence and our wairua flourishes with potential, ideas, and connections. Well-being for Māori is connected to two important aspects – mauri ora, and a secure connection to cultural heritage and cultural identity. A secure cultural identity increases our ability to cope with challenges in life, and to find the resources within ourselves, our whānau, and our community. Within a Māori worldview, we can strengthen our well-being through making our cultural beliefs part of our everyday practice.
Kahotea
– Pounamu from the Greenstone, West Coast area. A type streaked or flecked with white. The name Kahotea derives from Kaho, meaning light coloured tea (white or clear).
Carved by Andy Ruskin
Size 78mm long x 38mm wide x 7mm 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.
