The design for this pendant is based around the Pohutukawa flower and made in honour of an 800+ year old, gnarled, twisted Pohutukawa on the windswept cliff top at Cape Reinga, the northern tip of NZ. This small, venerated Pohutukawa is of great significance in Maori culture, known as ‘the place of leaping’. It is believed that from here, the spirits of the dead begin their journey to their traditional homeland of Hawaiki.
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 Putiputi (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 Ana Krakosky
Size 52mm dia
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