Wildside Gifts New Zealand T218 Bound New Zealand Greenstone Toki (4cm x 2.6cm)

Bound New Zealand Greenstone Toki 26mm wide at the base by 40mm on a waxed black adjustable cord.

Genuine New Zealand Pounamu (Greenstone), sourced and hand carved in Aotearoa (New Zealand). Pounamu is of great cultural signicance for Maori and is believed to enhance mana (prestige) of its possesor. When received as a gift Pounamu is said to gain value as a special treasure.

The "Toki" is a symbol of courage and strength in time of adversity. The toki (adze)was a chizel tool used by the Maori people of Aotearoa to carve everthing from their great wakas (canoes) to the intricate designs found in their marae (meeting house).