Pounamu - Jade
At Te Takapū, students learn the revered tradition of carving pounamu (Nephrite-Jade/Greenstone), bone and stone. This tohu (qualification) is for two years and is approximately 40 hours per week, 47 weeks of the year.
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Hei Tiki - 6709PD
Hei tiki are the best known of all Māori adornments. Tiki are symbols of fertility that depict a new-born child. They are often family heirlooms bearing personal names and embodying their wearers lineage. As with most Māori personal adornments, hei tiki are often passed down generationally.
Material: Pounamu (Kawakawa)
Measurements: 114mm x 69mm
$2,200.00
Rei Niho - 5554PD
The mark of a high Chief was one who wore the hei niho (whale tooth pendant), as the teeth of the sperm whale were highly prized because of their rarity. Usually these pendants had simply etched out eyes to form a head at one end. With actual whale teeth being such a rarity, it became common to fashion the tooth form from other materials.
Material: Pounamu (Kawakawa)
Measurements: 61mm x 24mm
$390.00
Hei Niho - 0740SG
The mark of a high Chief was one who wore the hei niho (whale tooth pendant), as the teeth of the sperm whale were highly prized because of their rarity. Usually these pendants had simply etched out eyes to form a head at one end. With actual whale teeth being such a rarity, it became common to fashion the tooth form from other materials.
Material: Pounamu (Kawakawa)
Measurements: 82mm x 20mm x 8mm
$690.00
Hei Tiki - 0748SG
Hei tiki are the best known of all Māori adornments. Tiki are symbols of fertility that depict a new-born child. They are often family heirlooms bearing personal names and embodying their wearers lineage. As with most Māori personal adornments, hei tiki are often passed down generationally.
Material: Pounamu (Rau Karaka)
Measurements: 90mm x 60mm x 13mm
$3,200.00
Niho Mako Earrings - 5655RH
Shark teeth were highly sought after to wear as a symbol of prestige for personal adornment. They were reflective of the mana of the shark itself.
Material: Pounamu (Kawakawa)
Measurements: 55mm x 22mm x 5mm
$340.00
Toki - 5485TO
The toki pendent is based on the form of the carving chisel used in whakairo (Māori carving).
Material: Pounamu (Kawakawa)
Measurements: 70mm x 27mm x 13mm
$490.00
Kapeu - 5369KC
Kapeu are slender adornments with a slight bend at the bottom and were often worn as ear pendants. Kapeu were highly prized and a sign of high rank in Māori society. They are commonly also worn as neck pendants. As with many Māori personal adornments kapeu are often passed down generationally.
Material: Pounamu (Kawakawa)
Measurements: 121mm x 10mm
$420.00
Kurupapa - 4478KC
Kurupapa are long slender pendants typically crafted from pounamu (NZ Jade) or bone. Customarily they were very popular personal adornments. Kurupapa are still commonly worn as pendants and earrings. As with most Māori personal adornments kurupapa are often passed down generationally.
Material: Pounamu (Kawakawa)
Measurements: 122mm x 9mm
$450.00
Hei Matau - 6701PD
Coastal and river-based Māori tribes traditionally used a variety of fishhooks and lures. Hooks and lures varied in shape, material and design. Today hei matau (fishhooks) have become symbolic of traditional Māori technology and continue to symbolize a relationship to Tangaroa, God of the sea.
Material: Pounamu (Kawakawa)
Measurements: 63mm x 50mm
$490.00
Hei Matau - 6702PD
Coastal and river-based Māori tribes traditionally used a variety of fishhooks and lures. Hooks and lures varied in shape, material and design. Today hei matau (fishhooks) have become symbolic of traditional Māori technology and continue to symbolize a relationship to Tangaroa, God of the sea.
Material: Pounamu (Kawakawa)
Measurements: 64mm x 50mm
$490.00