A hand-carved 50mm Hei Matau pendant, meticulously reproduced from a traditional 18th-century artifact held at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Crafted from ethically sourced bovine bone, this taonga represents prosperity, authority, and safe passage across the Pacific.
This Hei Matau is a masterfully realized reproduction of a maritime artifact preserved within the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Its form, recognized as the Makau in Hawaiian culture, honors the shared Polynesian heritage of the great voyager Maui. Carved with from natural bovine bone, the piece serves as a vessel of Mana and Whakapapa. This piece will develop a deep honey-gold patina through contact with the skin.
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