An absolutely lovely notched Breastplate handcrafted from a gorgeous Marsden Flower Pounamu.
Breast Plate - signifies strength and protection in battle. Today they still hold this symbolism but more as a representative scale. .
Genuine West Coast Marsden Flower Jade 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 Maori. The most prized Greenstone in New Zealand is Flower J
ade, 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
