Manaia - Pounamu #2 tapa toru This beautiful bone Double Manaia

This beautiful bone Double Manaia Breastplate is another example of beautiful carving

and resilience

This beautiful Aronui Jewellery Set are surgical steel coated in gold

Large Standing Manaia artwork (310mm high) crafted from plantation grown gaboon using laser technology and hand-assembled

Size:    29cm x 58cm x 2

Manaia - Pounamu #2 tapa toru This beautiful bone Double ManaiaThis Pounamu Manaia is carved from Raukaraka, a rare type of pounamu, that can appear a greyish green colour. It is a very opaque and highly translucent stone that is preferred for carving mere and patu. The Manaia represents a guardian that protects and balances. It is seen as a messenger between the physical and spiritual world, which is why only one side of its face is seen. It is also depicted with the head of a bird, the body of a man, and the