A stunning Kouma (Breastplate) handcrafted from the beautiful Marsden Flower Pounamu. The soft colours are amazing and with the wonderful decorative work of the Koru, this will be a treasured gift that will carry on through the generations.
Kouma/Breastplate- signifies strength and protection in battle. Today they still hold this symbolism but more as a representative scale.
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.
Hand Carved by Kerry Thompson
Size 43mm Long x 81mm Wide x 7mm thick
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.
