This Toki is hand carved from Marsden Flower Pounamu, showing rich golden and olive tones against the rich green stone. The traditional Toki form is clean and balanced, finished with a beautiful polish enhancing the warmth and depth of the Greenstone. A beautifully crafted and timeless 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.
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 Jayme Anderson
Size 76mm long x 32mm wide x 9mm thick
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