Traditional inganga toki, about 8cm long.
I really like the character the seams and healed fractures add to this piece. They look really good with the honey coloured lashing too.
It is always interesting to see the transformation from a rough block of pounamu into the finished toki.
This Toki is carved from a deep green Kawakawa Pounamu, sourced from the West Coast of the South Island. The stone holds a richness in color that embodies the natural beauty of Aotearoa, with its deep hues capturing the lush forests of Te Wai Pounamu. At 55mm in length, the piece is small yet significant,…
Toki are a symbol of strength, authority, and mana. It is good to wear to invoke these attributes and also to be given in acknowledgement of them. There is also many ways to convey meaning and significance with pounamu and the shape you create. These notches in the toki represent the members of the owners…
This is the piece that I decided to start with. It is a piece of Flower Jade from Marsden. I have made 3 pieces from this so far and am still… working on one more. The first piece was a bit of a trial just to see what shaping the stone would be like. I…
