Moko Pounamu Hei Matau NZ Genuine Marsden Flower Greenstone - Te Pouaruhe

A beautiful Hei Matau handcrafted in a gorgeous piece of Marsden Flower Pounamu, this is a beautiful carving with wonderful pattern and colour and will be a fabulous taonga.

Hei Matau - Fishhook- Originally Māori have been fishermen. Their main food source was the sea, so a fishhook of high quality was an unbelievably 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.

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.

Carved by Peter Bishop

Size 51mm long x 32mm wide x 8mm thick

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