Hei Tiki Kawakawa - Greenstone Tiki Pendant
£1,221.00
Hei tiki represent the form of the first human. When worn, they provide a tangible link to the tūpuna (ancestors) that brought us into this world and guide us forward. Traditionally worn by Māori as ornaments of respect and status, they are a prestigious gift to be handed down as taonga (treasure) through the generations carrying the wisdom and mana of those who wore them previously.
This hei tiki was carved by Yuki Tanaka from kawakawa pounamu sourced from Marsden of Te Wai Pounamu, Aotearoa. It measures 113mm by 60mm, and engraved with unaunahi and inlaid with paua eyes, has a semi-gloss finish, and is bound with an adjustable hand-braided cord discretely hung through the rear of the tiki.
