A Porohita pendant, hand carved from Marsden Flower Pounamu, showing rich olive and golden-green tones with soft sandy variation fading to the lower part of the piece. The circular form represents unity and the cycle of life. A fine polish enhances the warmth and depth of the stone, creating a serene and elegant piece of Greenstone jewellery.
Porohita/The Disc - Represents the circle of life which has no beginning or end. It means you have a choice to do and achieve whatever you want to in life. Its curved lines also represent the idea of energy and movement and like the cyclical nature of time and seasons, where one path ends, another begins. The Disc is also believed to have protective qualities and can symbolize a shield or a boundary that keeps negative influences and harm at bay.
Marsden Flower Pounamu- from the Marsden, West Coast area. The centre of this stone is a highly translucent, light-ish green shade, free from dark spots and other flaws. One of the rarest varieties, held in high esteem by the Māori. The most prized Greenstone in New Zealand is Flower Jade, 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 Andy Ruskin
Size 40mm diameter x 7mm thick
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