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Authentic pounamu manaia pendant

$237.85

Ngai Tahu authentic greenstone manaia pendant, hapopo greenstone. Beautiful manaia created by Andrew McGregor. Lovely dark pounamu… beautiful design…

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Description

Authentic pounamu manaia pendant.

All Pounamu is sacred and highly valued by Ngāi Tahu, the most southern tribe of Aotearoa, New Zealand.
Beautiful one off and unique manaia with lovely dark greenstone.

Interpretation:
A protection symbol worn to deflect negative energies which represents a man, fish and a bird. This authentic pounamu manaia pendant has a lovely green colour.

Name

  • Manaia

Stone type

  • Hapopo

Region

  • Tai Poutini ki te raki, South Island

Carved by:

  • Andrew McGregor

Size

  • 60mm x 30mm (2.36 x 1.18″)

More info:
Your stone was sourced from the rivers of Tai Poutini ki te Raki, the northern region of the West Coast of New Zealand’s South Island. This area covers the rugged land just north of the Franz Josef glacier, up through the Westland towns of Hokitika and Greymouth.
This stone is a taonga (treasure) to Ngāi Tahu, and in particular the peoples of Te Tai o Poutini, the West Coast of the South Island where most pounamu is found and carved.

The stone began it’s journey here millions of years ago, the mountains of the Te Waipounamu forming in this time and, in doing so, pushing the narrow bands of earth containing Pounamu up to the surface. From here the action of rivers and glaciers released the stone from its host rock into screes, river gravel and glacial deposits.

This stone is now yours to protect, to treasure and, eventually, to pass on to the next generation.

Or check out a large manaia pendant here >>

Additional information

Weight 100 g

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