A fabulous Breastplate from a beautiful piece of Auhunga Pounamu, with gorgeous patterns and soft light colour this is a unique taonga.
Breastplates- signified strength and protection in battle. Today they still hold this symbolism but more as a representative scale.
Auhunga- Genuine West Coast 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 Reagan Willis-Bregmen
Size 37mm Long x 64mm Wide
This will be the exact piece you will receive in the photos, there may be a slight degree of colour variation based on different computer or device screen resolutions that you are viewing from.
