Kōuma Kawakawa - Greenstone Breastplate Pendant
$475.00
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 kawakawa pounamu sourced from Marsden of Te Wai Pounamu, Aotearoa, whakarei with unaunahi. It measures 60mm by 50mm , has a semi-gloss finish, and is bound with an adjustable hand-braided cord.
