This pendant is a combination of the Koru and the Hei Matau/hook design. It is 96mm tall and 42mm wide.
The pendant is carved from pounamu we have collected from the South Westland Area, on the West Coast of the South Island in New Zealand.
The pendant has a hand platted, 4-plait cord which is extremely strong. Made from waxed nylon cord the pendant can be worn ALL the time - even in any water. The cord is adjustable by pinching the special knots between your thumb and finger and pulling.
Pendant Meaning: The Hei Matau/hook gives the wearer strength and determination. It brings peace, prosperity and good health and also provides the wearer with a safe journey, both a safe physical journey especially over water and also helping the wearer through any hardships and tough times they may face in life.
This Hei Matau also has the traditional ridge-knot binding around the top. This binding was one used to attach the pounamu to wooden and bone handles to use as tools and weapons.
The pendant also has a Koru which represents the new shoots of the fern plant opening so it symbolises growth, harmony and new beginnings. It also represents the family as a whole, an individual person, an event, time, place, accomplishment or achievement that has happened in your life. They were traditionally tattooed on the body and carved in the main poles and panels in the Whare/house. The Maori had an oral language. Their life story was told from the Koru's that were tattooed and carved. It is up to the person to tell the story of what their Koru’s represent.