Ōnawa Pipi Abstract Carving

Ōnawa Pipi Abstract CarvingThis nawa Abstract Pipi Carving is made from NZ nawa Pounamu which has full intricate engraving on the outer edges & then completed with a matt finish nawa Pounamu is a authentic pounamu piece that reflect strength, grounding, and cultural beauty which is also rooted in tradition while it also celebrates the natural beauty of New Zealand greenstone through meaningful contemporary design represents endurance, whakapapa, and connection to the whenua

This unique design has been carved in to a Mako/Tooth Shield where the shark tooth and a shield come together as one has been made from top quality New Zealand Serpentine Pounamu and is bound with a natural waxed adjustable cord

The name is thought to come from the greenish color being that of a serpent

They are used as a source of magnesium and as a decorative stone

This Large Serpentine Curved Pyramid Toki has a flat back with a pyramid shaped front with a highly polished finish and is lashed with a fully adjustable natural waxed cord

This Curved Marsden Drop is made from top quality Marsden New Zealand Greenstone and has been finished with a knotted lashing & a fully adjustable black waxed cord

and carvings of whales appear on some Maori meeting houses or food storehouses where whales and dolphins were believed to help some Maori navigate their way across the South Pacific during the great migration

determination and focus

This Large Marsden Curved Pyramid Toki has a flat back with a pyramid shaped front & engraving on both sides & on the Toki blade edge of this carving and then lashed with a fully adjustable black waxed cord with a matt finish

This Long Marsden Toki is carved from NZ Marsden Pounamu & has been finished with a cut out wrapped lashing & comes with a fully adjustable plaited black waxed cord then completed with a semi polished finish

Greenstone(Pounamu) Drop Pendants/Carvings are similar to the Toki blade & according to a Maori myth

This Long Engraved Angled Pyramid Toki is made from top quality New Zealand Greenstone and lashed with an adjustable black waxed cord

It can also come in a type called ‘flower jade’ – this is generally the part of the stone closest to the outside that is showing the greatest degree of inclusion and oxidation