Kowhaiwhai Jewellery Set 2 pounamu Both whales and dolphins have

Both whales and dolphins have been known to aid humans in distress and this tohu is symbolic of protection to the wearer

As with most Māori designs

and resilience

Hand-etched with intricate designs and featuring paua shell inlay

Dimensions: 32cm

Kowhaiwhai Jewellery Set 2 pounamu Both whales and dolphins haveThis beautiful Kowhaiwhai Jewellery Set are surgical steel coated in gold, silver or rose gold, ensuring that they do not tarnish easily and last a very long time. Usually found on the thu (ridge pole) and or heke (rafters) in a wharenui (meeting house). Very often they are used to represent the branches of whakapapa (genealogy), recording the lineage of whanau (family). The can differ slightly from tribe to tribe. This set as with many of the Amy P