Kōuma Putiputi - Flower Jade Greenstone Breastplate Pendant
$645.00
Kōuma 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 tūroa (the outer world).
This kōuma was carved by Jeremy Walsh from Putiputi pounamu sourced from Marsden of Te Wai Pounamu, Aotearoa. It measures 82mm by 37mm, with whakapapa notches, it has a semi-gloss finish and is bound with an adjustable hand-braided cord.
