A fabulous contemporary Toki carved from a beautiful piece of Auhunga Pounamu, a striking piece and the details are phenomenal with fabulous black Pakohe (Argillite) sliders which finish this and will make a wonderful taonga.
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.
Argillite- Known to Māori as Pakohe, and to geologists as metamorphosed indurated mudstone, argillite is particularly associated with the Nelson-Marlborough region in New Zealand. It is found on Rangitoto (D'Urville Island), along the Whangamoa mineral belt, and in the upper reaches of the Maitai, Wairoa and Motueka Rivers. Māori valued Argillite’s strength, hardness and ability to hold a sharpened edge – which made it ideal for making tools (especially Adzes).
Hand carved by Steve Myhre
Size 47mm long x 46mm wide x 12mm thick
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