Jade Toki Pendant w/ Engravings

Crafted by experts Ewan Parker and Wayne Turnbull from Pounamu, this Toki pendant features stunning engravings on dark New Zealand Flower Jade. Included are a braid cord. 

The Adze (Toki) was used for building and decorating Waka (canoes) and Whare (meeting house). Carved Toki range from very plain tools through to magnificent works of art. they were skillfully shaped from all kinds of Pounamu, but the most prized was the hard Pounamu that could keep a sharp cutting edge comparable with metal. the toki design carries deep symbolism associated with strength, courage, wisdom and ability.

• Size: 3.0 inch long by 1.5 inches wide
• Features: waxed braid cord
  
• Handcrafted by Artist Ewan Parker & Wayne Turnbull
• Material: Jade / Pounamu

ABOUT POUNAMU: Pounamu is the Maori name for New Zealand nephrite jade and a variety of serpentine. If it’s not from New Zealand it cannot be called “Pounamu”. The term Pounamu includes a very hard variety of serpentine which the Maori call Tangiwai. Serpentine is not jade so items carved in Tangiwai are labelled as such and include info about the stone in the listing.

ABOUT THE ARTIST: Ewan Parker & Wayne Turnbull are master jade carvers sharing a studio in a rural town on the East Coast of New Zealand's North Island.

Their work is very distinctive with a bold yet elegant style and ranging from very traditional and finely detailed Tiki through to more contemporary renditions of traditional elements such as the Koru and Toki. 

They work almost exclusively in New Zealand jades which are known as Pounamu or Greenstone creating amazing wearable art, jewelry and necklaces.