A wonderful Hei Matau carved from a fantastic piece of Auhunga Pounamu, with lovely dark to light graduation of colour. This is a special taonga.
Hei Matau (Fishhook) - Originally Maori have been fishermen. Their main food source was the sea, so a fishhook of high quality was a very valuable item to own. The hook became a symbol of prosperity, abundance, good health, power, authority and respect for the sea and its life in it. They also provide good luck and safety while travelling across water.
Genuine West Coast Auhunga Greenstone from the Arahura River area, West Coast. Auhunga Pounamu is a pale opaque green colour. Resembling the Southern New Zealand mountains, its name translates to frosty, given as the intermediate of Inanga and Kawakawa.
Hand Carved by Des Hetherington
Size
84mm Long x 58mm wide
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