TB216 Wedge shaped greenstone with koru carved into it and bound (4cm)

Wedge shaped New Zealand greenstone toki (2.5 cm wide by 4 cm long) with koru carved into it bound at the top by black cord. Genuine New Zealand Pounamu (Greenstone), sourced and hand carved in Aotearoa (New Zealand). Pounamu is of great cultural significance for Maori and is believed to enhance mana (prestige) of its possessor. When received as a gift Pounamu is said to gain value as a special treasure. The Koru is representative of a new fern leaf unfurling; symbolising new life, growth, strength and peace. It is a widely recognised symbol of New Zealand, a land of ferns.