Kōuma Kawakawa - Greenstone Breastplate Pendant Beef Bone This porohita was carved by

This porohita was carved by Jeremy Walsh from black marsden raukaraka pounamu sourced from Marsden of Te Wai Pounamu

Birds are traditionally seen as messengers between the mortal and spiritual realm

using authentic pounamu (New Zealand greenstone)

It sits on a native timber and brass base and features a beautiful pāua shell inlaid eyes

the tools and skills necessary for stone-carving and will guide participants through the process of creating a roimata pounamu

Kōuma Kawakawa - Greenstone Breastplate Pendant Beef Bone This porohita was carved byKuma are breastplates or shield adornments that represent strength and leadership, whilst evoking the physical. Evolving from personal body armour, they are a taonga of personal protection that share their beauty to te ao troa (the outer world). This kuma was carved by Jeremy Walsh from kawakawa pounamu sourced from Marsden of Te Wai Pounamu, Aotearoa, whakarei with unaunahi. It measures 60mm by 50mm , has a semi gloss finish, and is bound with an