Delicate Roimata

This is a gorgeous and delicate roimata. Make from deep green kawa kawa pounamu from the Arahura. It has the reddish colouring of totoweka pounamu, which is hard to find.

Wearing a Roimata or Tear Drop shaped, also called kuru,  pounamu pendant is about comfort and caring for people. It represents shared emotions, compassion, empathy, confidence, solidarity, reassurance.

It is a symbol that connects with emotions and the heart.

Roimata were traditionally worn as an earring. They were symbols of high status and reputation.