Roimata Totoweka Inanga with Sterling Silver Cap - Greenstone Teardrop Pendant Inanga It measures 175mm in diameter

It measures 175mm in diameter and it sits on a Rimu base

and the acquisition of knowledge and mana (prestige)

participants will have a fully completed and bound porohita to take home

we will cover the cultural history of the form

5 Keddell St

Roimata Totoweka Inanga with Sterling Silver Cap - Greenstone Teardrop Pendant Inanga It measures 175mm in diameterThe roimata embodies our emotions in times of joy, sadness, celebration and tribulation. Traditionally made from pounamu adzes or similar tools that were too worn down to be functional, they were gifted as a way of remembering the history and tpuna (ancestors). They remind us of our humanity, and our ability to overcome adversity even when the path is spiritually difficult. This roimata was carved by Alex Sands from totoweka fading into inanga pounamu