Kōuma Kawakawa - Greenstone Breastplate Pendant Eli Fehoko Bring your taonga into our

Bring your taonga into our workshop for a conversation with one of our staff/carvers about the best way to restore your treasures

they were gifted as a way of remembering the history and tupuna (ancestors)

but the pounamu may display natural variations

It measures 65mm by 23mm

It measures 70mm by 45mm

Kōuma Kawakawa - Greenstone Breastplate Pendant Eli Fehoko Bring your taonga into ourKuma are breastplates or shield adornments that represent strength and leadership, whilst evoking the physical. Evolving from personal body armour, they are a taonga of personal protection that share their beauty to te ao troa (the outer world). This kuma was carved by Jeremy Walsh from kawakawa pounamu sourced from Marsden of Te Wai Pounamu, Aotearoa, whakarei with unaunahi. It measures 62mm by 31mm , has a semi gloss finish, and is bound with an