A beautifully detailed pair of Rei Niho handcrafted from some gorgeous piece's of Kokopu Pounamu, The blend of colours and patterns make these a rare treasure. A beautiful heartfelt taonga for you and your, best friend, partner, sibling or two people who have that special connection, a wonderful taonga.
Rei Niho(Eye Tooth) carved from pounamu, maintains the beauty of the traditional form, symbolising the intimate connection between Maori and Tohorā. The mark of a high Chief was one who wore the rei niho (whale tooth pendant), as the teeth of the sperm whale (Paraoa) were highly prized because of their rarity. With actual whale teeth being such a rarity, it became common to fashion the tooth form from other materials such as this example created from Pounamu.
Kokopu- Greenstone from the West Coast Taramakau River area, West Coast. Comes in many colour variations from light to dark browns, creamy whites, light blues, olive greens to yellow even golden. Also known as trout-stone named after the dark brown, olive green and yellowish markings found on the three species of native freshwater trout. The spotted textures and range of colour give this stone a diverse presence.
Carved by Dave Curtis
Size Dark 83mm long x 26mm wide x 9mm thick
Size Light 80mm long x 27mm wide x 10mm thick
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