Hei Matau Kahurangi Paikea - Greenstone & Whalebone Fishhook Pendant Mako This porohita was carved by

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

Taken from the fern frond

Mau taringa are earrings that are carved in both traditional and contemporary styles

a native tree of Aotearoa New Zealand

containers for water

Hei Matau Kahurangi Paikea - Greenstone & Whalebone Fishhook Pendant Mako This porohita was carved byThe treasures and vital sustenance of Tangaroa, kaitiaki (protector) of the ocean, required our tpuna (ancestors) to be expert mariners. The lines and curves not only represent abundance and prosperity but also safe passage across life's journeys, echoing the voyages undertaken by those who first explored and settled the vast Pacific. This hei matau was carved by Eli Fehoko and Samuel Potter from humpback whale bone and kahurangi pounamu sourced from