Hei Toki | Sets

Conference Set Toki and Kuru

These three pieces were made for speakers at a conference. I love the colours in the flower jade kuru.

The tokis are super long and based on old functional designs that are now displayed in museums and books as historical examples.

The photos on the black seem a bit overexposed and bright with really strong yellows. The ones on wood are more realistic, it shows how unreliable a camera can be in capturing true colours considering the only difference withese sets is the background and lighting.

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Hei Toki for my Dad

Made this for my Dad on his big birthday recently. This is a made from a pounamu that he actually bought for me as a rough block. I have made toki for one of his brothers and two of his nephews from this piece as well. Cool way to be connected with your whanau.

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Sand in my Toes Salt in my Nose – Set

This set is part of a much larger project. My wife Roz has created her first book, a childrens book called Sand in my toes salt in my nose. It is about a classic kiwi beach holiday. As a part of the project I have created a set of pounamu representing core elements of each…

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Totoweka Wide Toki 5cm

The colours in this toki really stand out as a vivid example of the totoweka colouring. Totoweka is named after the blood of the weka, as the colours resemble it in the pounamu. It is pretty hard to find. The contrast well with the deep green of the kawakawa pounamu they are found in. The…

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Toki – Fierce Lion

This toki is for a much loved man in a family. It was designed with mana and power in mind. The Lions head is to symbolise fearlessness, and urge to protect, loyalty, and leadership. It also connects this man with his home country, Sri Lanka, and so connects where he is from and where he…

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Kaitiaki: A Toki Carved from Rare Beauty and Protective Spirit

Marsden flower jade, also known as putiputi pounamu, is a treasure. Its swirling greens and vibrant flashes of orange evoke the beauty and vitality of the New Zealand bush. It’s a rare and precious type of pounamu, making it even more special to work with. This toki, measuring 7cm long, showcases the full spectrum of…

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5cm Traditional Toki

This is a gorgeous example of a simple traditional style toki, based on actual toki that were used when stone tools were the best on offer in Aotearoa. This is made from Kawakawa pounamu from the Kaniere stream area. It revealed a cool lightning like feature as it was polished.

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