Classic Toki with Koru
Classic toki is a wonderful shape, and adding the koru in really sets it off.
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This is my second session making a Koru. Koru and spirals are some of the most loved symbols of our artistic vocabulary. They’re found in the art of many cultures around the world and each of these cultures understands their significance and meaning differently. I really like the balance and colours in this one. It…
Toki – Samoan
This is a cool way to represent two cultures, bringing them together with the designs on one on the pounamu from the land of the other. This toki, made from kawakawa pounamu, is for a Samoan father that now lives in NZ. This is a way to represent his mana from where he is from…
9cm Flower Jade Toki
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Kawa Kawa Toki with Koru
Deep green Kawa Kawa Pounamu toki, with koru in the negative space.
Whakapapa Arohanui
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Tōpuni Ties – A Connection Between Two Lands
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