A fantastic Tekoteko Toki handcrafted from stunning piece of Inanga Flower Pounamu, with the stunning Tekoteko carving at the top, this carving will be a treasured taonga.
Toki/Adze – The Toki had much meaning for the Māori, fashioned from stone or greenstone it was an essential tool for survival and day to day life for the Māori. That is the reason Māori attribute the spiritual meaning of strength and power to the Toki. This symbol represents Mana, determination, control, strength, focus and honour.
Tekoteko
is a Māori language term for carved, human like figures crafted to represent ancient tribal ancestors who instil general protection and guardianship over the tribe. These striking figures are intricately designed by master carvers and are often the most focal point of the whare whakairo (carved tribal meeting house). They can also be found at the top of traditional meeting houses, at the front centre post, at the base of the poutokomanawa (central ridge support post) of the house or at the entrance of a marae.
Inanga- Pounamu takes its name from a freshwater fish native to New Zealand. It is pale and often transparent, like the young of the Inanga fish. It is pearly white to grey green in colour, and ranges from translucent to quite opaque. It can change colour over time, developing a light olive tint as it ages and oxidises - Highly prized by the Māori and the desired material for making Mere and Patu.
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 Glen Surgenor
Size 73mm long x 23mm wide x 9mm thick
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