Description:
Sterling silver fishhook pendant with pounamu
Silver fishhook with greenstone
Description sterling silver fishhook pendant
Fishhook (Hei Matau). The Māori have been fishermen. Their main food source was the sea, so a fishhook of high quality was an unbelievably
valuable item to own.
The hook became a symbol of:
- prosperity,
- abundance,
- good health,
- power
- authority
- and respect for the sea and its life in it
- also good lu
- and safety while travelling across water
Size sterling silver fishhook pendant
28mmx17mm
(1.10"x0.67")