New Zealand Pounamu Manaia & Koru Shield

$54,800.00 NZD
$54,800.00 NZD $54,800.00 NZD
SKU:
DL-TAMASC54800P
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"Serve & Protect" by Tamaora Walker.

Piece stands at: 400mm (h) x 360mm (w)

Shield form. A tool of defence and protection. A symbol of family lineage, an extension of one’s self.
Manaia. Kaitiaki/Guardian, celestial knowledge, the core principles of protection and preservation.
Multiple Koru. A representation of people, our environment, and the balance of all things in the natural world.

This taonga talks about how it is our responsibility to gather and use the knowledge and the tools needed to keep the health and well-being of the people and our environment paramount. Creating a safe and sustainable way of living for future generations; knowledge of the past uphold the present and creates what is yet to come. "For one to be whole, first, he must know who he descends from, what he has done, where he is going, and why, to then be fully invested in himself, his family, his community, and his future."

Size:
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Stone:
New Zealand Pounamu
$54,800.00 NZD $54,800.00 NZD
SKU:
DL-TAMASC54800P

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"Serve & Protect" by Tamaora Walker.

Piece stands at: 400mm (h) x 360mm (w)

Shield form. A tool of defence and protection. A symbol of family lineage, an extension of one’s self.
Manaia. Kaitiaki/Guardian, celestial knowledge, the core principles of protection and preservation.
Multiple Koru. A representation of people, our environment, and the balance of all things in the natural world.

This taonga talks about how it is our responsibility to gather and use the knowledge and the tools needed to keep the health and well-being of the people and our environment paramount. Creating a safe and sustainable way of living for future generations; knowledge of the past uphold the present and creates what is yet to come. "For one to be whole, first, he must know who he descends from, what he has done, where he is going, and why, to then be fully invested in himself, his family, his community, and his future."

Koru / Spiral

Koru / Spiral

Resembling the unfurling frond of the native New Zealand silver fern, the Koru connects us to new beginnings, hope for the future, and the good that will follow.

Pounamu Koru

A fundamental symbol in Māori art, the koru symbolises life and creation, with its fluid circular shape conveying the idea of everlastingness.

Depicting new beginnings, life and hope.

The koru is a beloved symbol throughout Aotearoa, seen painted on tipuna (meeting houses), waka (canoes), in traditional Tā moko (Māori tattooing) and on wood and greenstone carvings. Pounamu artists use the koru pattern in many different ways; often introducing it as surface-etching or detail into other forms and shapes. It is though to depict new beginnings, life and hope.

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Hand carved

Hand carved

Smooth lines, soft finishes, no scratches and no cuts.

Sustainable packaging

Sustainable packaging

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