Moko Pounamu NZ Genuine Totoweka Greenstone & Stirling Silver Feather Earrings

Handcrafted from a fabulous piece of Totoweka Pounamu and hung on sterling silver, these feather earrings are stunning and would make a beautiful gift for someone special.

Totoweka- This stone is usually like the mid green Kawakawa variety but differs in that the spotting or streaks are red like blood. It is rare to find Totoweka in the Westland jade fields, but when a piece is discovered, it is highly cherished and sometimes becomes the show piece of the fossicker’s collection. Large deposits of Totoweka occur in the South Westland area. The name comes from toto (blood), weka (Native bush hen) or weka blood. The red iron oxide inclusions were likened to the colour of blood of the Weka

Huru – Feathers are highly significant, symbolizing status, connection to ancestors, and the spiritual world, used in prestigious items like the kahu huruhuru (feather cloak) for chiefs, with specific birds like the huia (now extinct) and kiwi holding immense cultural value, representing mana, leadership, and lineage, woven into cloaks for important occasions and ceremonies.

Carved By Josh Nicol-Molitor

Size 50mm long x 7mm wide. Total length 65mm

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