1# Hei Matau - Green Onxy Marble
$1,000.00 Regular Price
$650.00Sale Price
Contemporary designed
1# Hei Matau, Inlayed with Natural black pearl
This is the 1st of a series of taonga with narrative highlighting the history and traditions of Te Parawhau
The Taonga (waves) depicts the sea faring prowess of the 'pre european' trans tasmen trade route that existed with the native people of Tasmania, and other merchant nations of the time.
The black pearl altho not native to us represents the merchandise that our people would have traded for and brought back to our shores trading Ahipupu,, shark, harakeke and other goods that were in abundance and or were farmed within the Whangarei Ki Terenga Paraoa, it's harbour and surrounding boundaries of Te Parawhau