Pounamu Rei Niho Earrings 35mm - by Deane Moreton arrowtown new zealand Wood and Metal Seahorse Creation

Wood and Metal Seahorse Creation

It is a spiritual piece that protects the wearer from evil

Hand decorated

such as the felling of a great tree for a significant waka (canoe) or for the ridgepole of a whare nui or meeting house

143cm x 7cm x 7cm

Pounamu Rei Niho Earrings 35mm - by Deane Moreton arrowtown new zealand Wood and Metal Seahorse CreationPounamu Rei Niho (single tooth) Earrings Surgical Steel Fittings 35mm About Rei Niho: Rei puta are taonga traditionally carved from the teeth of Tohora (whale). Rei niho carved from New Zealand pounamu maintains the beauty of that traditional form and symbolises the intimate connection between Maori and Tohora.