A fabulous Pikorua handcrafted from a stunning piece of Marsden Flower Pounamu, mounted onto a beautiful Granite base, with stunning pattern and colour this Taonga will be treasured and passed through the generations.
Pikorua/Twist, The Māori single twist or Pikorua resembles two intertwined pikopiko ferns. Representing the paths of ‘life and love’ or ‘friendship or eternity’. Because the Pikorua stands for infinite partnership, it makes it a perfect gift for lovers, newlyweds, fiancées, or others who want to emphasise their connection, their love for each other, their loyalty and friendship.
Sculpture - 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.
Base - Granite- In New Zealand is confined to the South Island and Stewart Island. There are three major meridionally trending belts in north-west Nelson- Separation Point to Mt Murchison, Kahurangi Point to Ahaura River, and Paparoa Range to Kongahu Point. Granite is a coarse-grained intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase. It forms from magma with a high content of silica and alkali metal oxides that slowly cools and solidifies underground.
Hand Carved by Jayme Anderson
Size Sculpture 97mm long x 54mm wide x 11mm thick
Base – Granite 78mm long x 37mm wide x 78mm high
Total hight 152mm
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