Kōuma Inanga - Greenstone Breastplate Pendant
£206.00
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 Aaron Marshall from Inanga pounamu sourced from Arahura of Te Wai Pounamu, Aotearoa. It measures 94mm by 29mm with unaunahi whakarei and a koru design. It has a semi-gloss finish and is bound with an adjustable hand-braided cord.
