Hei Tiki Inanga - Greenstone Tiki Pendant Diamond but the pounamu may display

but the pounamu may display natural variations

This piece was hand carved by John Mayo

featuring a pounamu handle

and a kawakawa pounamu tooth

It measures 45mm by 90mm

Hei Tiki Inanga - Greenstone Tiki Pendant Diamond but the pounamu may displayHei tiki represent the form of the first human. When worn, they provide a tangible link to the tpuna (ancestors) that brought us into this world and guide us forward. Traditionally worn by Mori as ornaments of respect and status, they are a prestigious gift to be handed down as taonga (treasure) through the generations carrying the wisdom and mana of those who wore them previously. This hei tiki was carved by Yuki Tanaka from Inanga pounamu sourced