This Toki is hand carved from Kahotea Flower Pounamu, showing soft green and earthy tones with vivid Putiputi (Flower) patterning through the stone. The lower edge is shaped on an angle, giving the piece a contemporary feel, and the cord is passed cleanly through a drilled hole and whipped rather than traditionally bound.
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.
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.)
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 Dave Curtis
Size 55mm long x 22mm wide x 9.5mm thick
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