A distinctive 60mm hand-carved Hei Matau (Fish Hook) taonga, featuring a wooden shank and a cattle bone barb carved to include a Mako (Shark) silhouette. This dual-material piece represents strength, guardianship, and the protective spirit of the ocean's apex predators.
This Hei Matau is a unique fusion of land and sea, lashing a rich hardwood shank to a hand-carved bone barb that takes the form of a Mako (Shark). In Maori mythology, sharks are revered as Kaitiaki (guardians)—powerful spirits that watch over their people and provide guidance through the depths of the Moana. The shark motif imbues the wearer with the courage, determination, and protection of the shark spirit. This is a contemporary taonga that balances the ancestral symbol of abundance with the fierce resilience of the natural world.
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