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Black Maire Heru  -  Traditional Māori Hair Ornament
Black Maire Heru - Traditional Māori Hair Ornament $380.00
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Black Maire Heru - Traditional Māori Hair Ornament

$380.00

Traditional Māori heru are combs worn as functional hair ornaments by both men and women. The decorations on pre-European heru were often a symbol of...

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Black Maire Heru - Traditional Māori Hair Ornament
Black Maire Heru - Traditional Māori Hair Ornament $450.00
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Black Maire Heru - Traditional Māori Hair Ornament

$450.00

Traditional Māori heru are combs worn as functional hair ornaments by both men and women. The decorations on pre-European heru were often a symbol of...

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Black Maire Heru - Traditional Māori Hair Ornament
Black Maire Heru - Traditional Māori Hair Ornament $450.00
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Black Maire Heru - Traditional Māori Hair Ornament

$450.00

Traditional Māori heru are combs worn as functional hair ornaments by both men and women. The decorations on pre-European heru were often a symbol of...

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Chatoyant Gold Marquee Tangiwai Ring
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Chatoyant Gold Marquee Tangiwai Ring

Sold Out $1,100.00

Hand-carved by Alex Sands and featuring metal work by John Mayo, this Chatoyant Gold Marquee Tangiwai Ring measures 28 x 13 mm. Made from tangiwai pounamu and...

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Contemporary Bone Hei Toki - Triple Koru Adze Pendant
Contemporary Bone Hei Toki - Triple Koru Adze Pendant $695.00
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Contemporary Bone Hei Toki - Triple Koru Adze Pendant

$695.00

In the ancient Māori world, the Toki or adze was a vital tool in everyday life. Toki have come to represent the strength and skill...

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Hei Tiki Inanga Kawakawa  - Pounamu Tiki Pendant
Hei Tiki Inanga Kawakawa - Pounamu Tiki Pendant $6,325.00
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Hei Tiki Inanga Kawakawa - Pounamu Tiki Pendant

$6,325.00

Hei tiki represent the form of the first human. When worn, they provide a connection to the tūpuna (ancestors) that brought us into this world...

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Hei Tiki Kawakawa - Ihaia Ryan
Hei Tiki Kawakawa - Ihaia Ryan $2,270.00
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Hei Tiki Kawakawa - Ihaia Ryan

$2,270.00

Hei tiki represent the form of the first human. When worn, they provide a connection to the tūpuna (ancestors) that brought us into this world...

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Hei Tiki Kawakawa - Pounamu Tiki Pendant
Hei Tiki Kawakawa - Pounamu Tiki Pendant $1,930.00
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Hei Tiki Kawakawa - Pounamu Tiki Pendant

$1,930.00

Hei tiki represent the form of the first human. When worn, they provide a connection to the tūpuna (ancestors) that brought us into this world...

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Hei Toki Kōkopu - Pounamu Adze Pendant
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Hei Toki Kōkopu - Pounamu Adze Pendant

Sold Out $290.00

In the ancient Māori world, the toki or adze was a vital tool in everyday life. Toki have come to represent the strength and skill...

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Heru Parāoa - Traditional Whale Bone Hair Ornament
Heru Parāoa - Traditional Whale Bone Hair Ornament $950.00
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Heru Parāoa - Traditional Whale Bone Hair Ornament

$950.00

Traditionally heru were worn as functional hair ornaments by both men and women. The decorations on heru were often a symbol of mana and prestige....

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Heru Parāoa - Whale bone hair ornament
Heru Parāoa - Whale bone hair ornament $1,000.00
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Heru Parāoa - Whale bone hair ornament

$1,000.00

Heru are combs worn as functional hair ornaments by both men and women. The decorations on heru were often a symbol of mana and prestige....

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Kahurangi Manawa - Pounamu Heart Pendant
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Kahurangi Manawa - Pounamu Heart Pendant

Sold Out $145.00

Through timeless depiction of the heart we are able to experience the mana of the pounamu and the exchange between European design and the indigenous...

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Kawakawa and Sterling Silver Mau Taringa - Pounamu Earrings
Kawakawa and Sterling Silver Mau Taringa - Pounamu Earrings $350.00
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Kawakawa and Sterling Silver Mau Taringa - Pounamu Earrings

$350.00

Mau taringa are earrings carved in both traditional and contemporary styles. Mau taringa are gifts for those we care for and when worn, remind the...

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Kawakawa Fern Pendant with Sterling Silver Cap
Kawakawa Fern Pendant with Sterling Silver Cap $380.00
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Kawakawa Fern Pendant with Sterling Silver Cap

$380.00

This Piece was carved by Alex Sands and John Mayo and emasures 40 x 18 x 4mm

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Kawakawa Mau Taringa - Silver-capped Pounamu Earrings
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Kawakawa Mau Taringa - Silver-capped Pounamu Earrings

Sold Out $360.00

Mau taringa are earrings that are carved in both traditional and contemporary styles. Mau taringa are gifts for those we care for and, when worn,...

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Koropepe-Manaia Wheua - Antiqued Bone Manaia Spiral
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Koropepe-Manaia Wheua - Antiqued Bone Manaia Spiral

Sold Out $240.00

Manaia are personal shield of great power, and are the embodiment of mana - the archetypal Maori measurement of worth, respect, and prestige. With ethereal presence and...

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Koru Inanga with Kawakawa Inclusions - Pounamu Spiral Pendant
Koru Inanga with Kawakawa Inclusions - Pounamu Spiral Pendant $900.00
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Koru Inanga with Kawakawa Inclusions - Pounamu Spiral Pendant

$900.00

Koru are the quintessential pattern of Māori design. Taken from the fern frond, are found throughout the forests of Aotearoa, Koru represents the growth, the...

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Koru Raukaraka - Pounamu Spiral Pendant
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Koru Raukaraka - Pounamu Spiral Pendant

Sold Out $800.00

Koru are the quintessential pattern of Māori design. Taken from the fern frond, are found throughout the forests of Aotearoa, koru represent the growth, the...

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Kotiate Kawakawa - Double Bladed Short Club
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Kotiate Kawakawa - Double Bladed Short Club

Sold Out $6,435.00

A kotiate is a short, thrusting weapon designed for close combat. The name "kotiate" means "to cut" or "sever," and it's believed the weapon's shape...

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Manaia Inanga - Greenstone Guardian Pendant
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Manaia Inanga - Greenstone Guardian Pendant

Sold Out $1,150.00

Manaia are the kaitiaki (guardian) of the earth, sky, and sea. Worn as a pendant they protect the wearer from harm and are a symbol...

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Mangotaika Pouwhenua Sculpture
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Mangotaika Pouwhenua Sculpture

Sold Out $4,560.00

This piece showcases a stained deer antler pouwhenua carved by Yuri Terenyi, elegantly framed with onewa and 18 tiger shark teeth. It rests on a...

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Matau Kawakawa - Notched Pounamu Hook Pendant
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Matau Kawakawa - Notched Pounamu Hook Pendant

Sold Out $2,500.00

Hei matau are fish hooks fashioned in the style of Māui. These are symbols of abundance, prosperity, and wealth. They are also considered to provide...

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Matau-Manaia Inanga - Pounamu Hook Guardian Pendant
Matau-Manaia Inanga - Pounamu Hook Guardian Pendant $2,650.00
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Matau-Manaia Inanga - Pounamu Hook Guardian Pendant

$2,650.00

Matau-manaia are contemporary forms of wearable taonga, that provide protection to their wearer. The matau-manaia personifies Tangaroa, the guardian over all living creatures in ngā...

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Nguru  -  Nose Flute
Nguru - Nose Flute $1,400.00
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Nguru - Nose Flute

$1,400.00

Nguru are flutes carved in the natural shape of the whale tooth. They are commonly played by mouth or using the nostrils to produce haunting...

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Nguru -  Nose Flute
Nguru - Nose Flute $1,265.00
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Nguru - Nose Flute

$1,265.00

Nguru are flutes carved in the natural shape of the whale tooth. They are commonly played by mouth or using the nostrils to produce haunting...

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Nguru with Whakarei
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Nguru with Whakarei

Sold Out $3,000.00

Nguru are flutes carved in the natural shape of the whale tooth. They are commonly played by mouth or using the nostrils to produce haunting...

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Paraoa Kowhaiwhai Mere - Whale Bone Club
Paraoa Kowhaiwhai Mere - Whale Bone Club $8,520.00
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Paraoa Kowhaiwhai Mere - Whale Bone Club

$8,520.00

Mere pounamu were highly-prized taonga (heirlooms) handed down from one  generation to the next. To possess a mere siginified the status and mana (authority) of...

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Paraoa Rei Niho - Whale Tooth Pendant
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Paraoa Rei Niho - Whale Tooth Pendant

Sold Out $2,500.00

Rei puta are chiefly taonga traditionally carved from the teeth of Tohorā (whale). Rei niho, carved from pounamu, maintain the beauty of the traditional form,...

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Patu onewa - Basalt Club
Patu onewa - Basalt Club $2,920.00
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Patu onewa - Basalt Club

$2,920.00

Patu onewa were crafted from basalt (onewa or okewa). These were both practical weapons and highly-prized taonga (heirlooms) handed down from one generation to the...

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Porohita Inanga - Pounamu Disc Pendant
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Porohita Inanga - Pounamu Disc Pendant

Sold Out $530.00

Porohita are the circles that represent the completion of cycles and are often seen in the sky through the celestial bodies, Tama-nui-te-rā and Hina-te-Marama, the...

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Porohita Pounamu - Pounamu Disc Pendant
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Porohita Pounamu - Pounamu Disc Pendant

Sold Out $375.00

Porohita are the circles that represent the completion of cycles and are often seen in the sky through the celestial bodies, Tama-nui-te-rā and Hina-te-Marama, the...

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Porohita Totoweka - Pounamu Disc Pendant
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Porohita Totoweka - Pounamu Disc Pendant

Sold Out $355.00

Porohita are the circles that represent the completion of cycles and are often seen in the sky through the celestial bodies, Tama-nui-te-rā and Hina-te-Marama, the...

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Pūtātara - Conch Shell Trumpet
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Pūtātara - Conch Shell Trumpet

Sold Out $2,875.00

This hand-carved pūtātara features a tōtara wooden mouthpiece carved with a double wheku design, engraved with unaunahi and inlaid with paua eyes.  The wood is...

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Rei Puta - Whale Tooth Pendant
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Rei Puta - Whale Tooth Pendant

Sold Out $2,600.00

Rei puta are chiefly taonga traditionally carved from the teeth of tohorā (whales). They are a reminder of the intimate connection between Māori and tohorā....

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Toki Pipiwharauroa - Pounamu Adze Pendant
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Toki Pipiwharauroa - Pounamu Adze Pendant

Sold Out $1,440.00

In the ancient Māori world, the toki or adze was a vital tool in everyday life. Toki have come to represent the strength and skill...

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Whale Bone Mau Taringa - Drop Pendant Earrings
Whale Bone Mau Taringa - Drop Pendant Earrings from $230.00
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Whale Bone Mau Taringa - Drop Pendant Earrings

$505.00

Mau Taringa are earrings that are carved in both traditional and contemporary styles. Mau Taringa are gifts for those we care for and when worn,...

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Wheku Kawakawa - Pounamu Mask Pendant
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Wheku Kawakawa - Pounamu Mask Pendant

Sold Out $780.00

This taonga was hand-carved by Yuki Tanaka from kawakawa pounamu and measures 55 x 49mm.

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