Hei Tiki Inanga - Greenstone Tiki Pendant Diamond This piece was hand carved

This piece was hand carved by John Mayo

but the pounamu may display natural variations

Bottom Stone - 21 x 21 x 3mm

It measures 30mm by 21mm

and 396mm by 265mm on the wooden base

Hei Tiki Inanga - Greenstone Tiki Pendant Diamond This piece was hand carvedHei 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