A stunning Breastplate handcrafted from a great piece of Raukaraka Pounamu, the beautiful, green and fantastic yellow/orange really make this piece pop, and with the swirling Koru this carving will make a wonderful taonga.
Breastplate- signifies strength and protection in battle. Today they still hold this symbolism but more as a representative scale.
Koru- The Māori word for bright or loop. It refers to the shoots of the silver fern. The circular movement to the inner core refers to "going back to the beginnings". The unfurling frond itself is symbolic for new life, new beginnings, hope, personal growth, purity nurturing, a new phase in life, the spirit of rejuvenation and peace.
Raukaraka- Genuine West Coast Greenstone from the Taramakau River Area. This is the term used by the Māori of the Cook Strait region of the Kawakawa variety that is streaked with a shade of olive green and has yellow and orange hues that blend into the greens. This stone shares its name with the New Zealand native Karaka tree.
Carved by Sheree Warren
Size 23mm Long x 47mm Wide
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