Matua Tama Toki Set
The connection between Matua and Tama, Father and Son is special and unique.
A set of pounamu is a way to bring that intangible connection in the tangible world. A toki is a form that represents strength, courage, and mana. These are things we hope to instill in our tamariki as they grow.
These toki share the same symbol on the back of two unfurling koru. The Koru represents growth and life. As one koru unfurls from the fern fronds in the ngahere, the same is for our tamariki unfurling from us as the grow and set out on their path.
The process has always fascinated me, and is part of what drew me towards carving in the first place. We often see the finished product of pounamu pendants but rarely appreciate where those came from or what they looked like in the wild.
