A vibrant Hei Matau (Hook) hand crafted from a gorgeous piece of Raukaraka Pounamu with notches around one side and mounted onto a piece of native timber. A wonderful taonga for a special Person. This unique piece gives the option to be displayed or worn.
Matau-
Fishhook - Originally Māori have been fishermen. Their main food source was the sea, so a fishhook of high quality was an unbelievably valuable item to own. The hook became a symbol of prosperity, abundance, good health, power, authority and respect for the sea and its life in it. They also provide good luck and safety while travelling across water.
Sculpture - 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 Alex Sands
Size Sculpture 152mm long x 90mm wide x 15mm thick
Base 200mm wide x 139mm deep x 41mm high
Total height 200mm
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.
