HAND CARVED MAORI BONE PENDANT
THIS BEAUTIFUL HAND-CARVED PENDANT CARRIES THE SYMBOLISM OF THE MAORI, NATIVE ZEALANDERS.
THIS DESIGN REPRESENTS
"HEI -MATAU"
WHICH IS SAID TO BESTOW THE WEARER A LIFE OF GOOD LUCK AND FORTUNE AND IS ALSO WORN AS AN AMULET TO PROTECT - ESPECIALLY OVER WATER
FOR CENTURIES THE MAORI PEOPLE CARVED WHALE BONE SINCE NEW ZEALAND HAS NO NATIVE LAND ANIMALS. NOW WHALES ARE PROTECTED, CARVINGS ARE MADE OF COW BONE. THE WEARER OF A HEI-MATUA IS SEEN AS A PROVIDER AND PROTECTOR WHO IS STRONG WILLED AND DETERMINED TO SUCCEED IN LIFE. THEY ARE ALSO SYMBOLS OF POWER AND AUTHORITY WHICH ARE HELD IN GREAT REVERENCE BY THE MAORI PEOPLE
MEASURING APROX 4 CMS IN LENGTH AND HUNG ON A BLACK CORD
