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Toki / Adzes are a significant tool from many cultures around the World.Māori have used Toki for hundreds of years - often crafted from Pounamu because of its inherent strength in the layering of the Jade. Toki have also been found to have been made from other stones such as Onewa / Greywacke, Pāk...

Toki / Adzes are a significant tool from many cultures around the World.Māori have used Toki for hundreds of years - often crafted from Pounamu because of its inherent strength in the layering of the Jade. Toki have also been found to have been made from other stones such as Onewa / Greywacke, Pāk...

Toki / Adzes are a significant tool from many cultures around the World.Māori have used Toki for hundreds of years - often crafted from Pounamu because of its inherent strength in the layering of the Jade. Toki have also been found to have been made from other stones such as Onewa / Greywacke, Pāk...

Toki / Adzes are a significant tool from many cultures around the World.Māori have used Toki for hundreds of years - often crafted from Pounamu because of its inherent strength in the layering of the Jade. Toki have also been found to have been made from other stones such as Onewa / Greywacke, Pāk...

Toki / Adzes are a significant tool from many cultures around the World.Māori have used Toki for hundreds of years - often crafted from Pounamu because of its inherent strength in the layering of the Jade. Toki have also been found to have been made from other stones such as Onewa / Greywacke, Pāk...

Toki / Adzes are a significant tool from many cultures around the World.Māori have used Toki for hundreds of years - often crafted from Pounamu because of its inherent strength in the layering of the Jade. Toki have also been found to have been made from other stones such as Onewa / Greywacke, Pāk...

Toki / Adzes are a significant tool from many cultures around the World.Māori have used Toki for hundreds of years - often crafted from Pounamu because of its inherent strength in the layering of the Jade. Toki have also been found to have been made from other stones such as Onewa / Greywacke, Pāk...

This Taonga is called a - traditionally worn from the ear, and sometimes in a cluster of 2-3. When worn this way, they would swing and clink together creating a beautiful high-pitched ringing sound as you walked.The has been understood to symbolize a small fish - note the mouth and the big eye that ...

This Taonga is called a - traditionally worn from the ear, and sometimes in a cluster of 2-3. When worn this way, they would swing and clink together creating a beautiful high-pitched ringing sound as you walked.The has been understood to symbolize a small fish - note the mouth and the big eye that ...

The Rei Niho is a very old style of Taonga - dating back to before European contact in Aotearoa.Rei Niho were traditionally made using a slice of a Whale's Tooth (Niho = Tooth).The notching on the side is called Patapata, and is currently understood by some to symbolize whakapapa / genealogy.This va...

This is a piece of Dinosaur Bone from a Brontasaurus (a.k.a Agatized Gembone) - carved into the shape of a Kabutops Head. Kabutops is a Pokemon - and if you're anything like me, you were raised on Pokemon.This Taonga won't be for everyone, but it is a homage piece that let me have fun with a new material while reminiscing on my formative years.40 x 30mmDark Brown 4-plait Polyester Cord

The Matau is a fish-hook. Some Matau were functional in form and others, like this one, were designed to be ceremonial / ornamental.The Matau is hands-down, my favourite form to carve - the bevels, curves, tapers, and balance all add to the phenomenal aesthetic.This Matau is made from a splendid piece of Marsden Flower Jade - Pounamu from here in Aotearoa.Black 7-plait Polyester Cord92 x 52mm

The Matau is a fish-hook. Some Matau were functional in form and others, like this one, were designed to be ceremonial / ornamental.The Matau is hands-down, my favourite form to carve - the bevels, curves, tapers, and balance all add to the phenomenal aesthetic.This Matau is made from a beautiful pi...

This Pendant is a Tiger Shark Tooth replica - based on a real tooth, but scaled up.This Taonga would be a good fit for someone that loves the Ocean, and someone that 'never gives up' in life - like a shark, they will go down fighting!This pendant features beautiful notched serrations around the toot...

This Hei Tiki has been cast into Bronze (Silicon Brass) from a Whalebone Hei Tiki that I hand-carved. I have then changed the colour of the Bronze using chemicals to create a 'patina', which is similar to an oxidized layer on the Bronze itself - kind of like a colourful rust.There are a range of dif...

The Matau is a fish-hook. Some Matau were functional in form and others, like this one, were designed to be ceremonial / ornamental.The Matau is hands-down, my favourite form to carve - the bevels, curves, tapers, and balance all add to the phenomenal aesthetic.This Matau is made from a beautiful pi...

The Matau is a fish-hook. Some Matau were functional in form and others, like this one, were designed to be ceremonial / ornamental.The Matau is hands-down, my favourite form to carve - the bevels, curves, tapers, and balance all add to the phenomenal aesthetic.This Matau is made from a beautiful pi...

The Matau is a fish-hook. Some Matau were functional in form and others, like this one, were designed to be ceremonial / ornamental.The Matau is hands-down, my favourite form to carve - the bevels, curves, tapers, and balance all add to the phenomenal aesthetic.This Matau is made from a beautiful pi...

The Matau is a fish-hook. Some Matau were functional in form and others, like this one, were designed to be ceremonial / ornamental.The Matau is hands-down, my favourite form to carve - the bevels, curves, tapers, and balance all add to the phenomenal aesthetic.This Matau is made from a beautiful pi...

The Matau is a fish-hook. Some Matau were functional in form and others, like this one, were designed to be ceremonial / ornamental.The Matau is hands-down, my favourite form to carve - the bevels, curves, tapers, and balance all add to the phenomenal aesthetic.This Matau is made from a beautiful pi...

The Matau is a fish-hook. Some Matau were functional in form and others, like this one, were designed to be ceremonial / ornamental.The Matau is hands-down, my favourite form to carve - the bevels, curves, tapers, and balance all add to the phenomenal aesthetic.This Matau is made from a beautiful pi...

The a Parrot Leg Ring.Pōria were used historically by Māori to tether Kākā Parrots by the leg.You would simply slip the Parrot's foot through the large hole in the Pōria, and it wouldn't be able to take it off. You would then attach a tether cord through the small hole in the Pōria, to tie the...

This Hei Tiki has been cast into Bronze (Silicon Brass) from a Whalebone Hei Tiki that I hand-carved. I have then changed the colour of the Bronze using chemicals to create a 'patina', which is similar to an oxidized layer on the Bronze itself - kind of like a colourful rust.There are a range of dif...

This Hei Tiki has been cast into Bronze (Silicon Brass) from a Whalebone Hei Tiki that I hand-carved. I have then changed the colour of the Bronze using chemicals to create a 'patina', which is similar to an oxidized layer on the Bronze itself - kind of like a colourful rust.There are a range of dif...