Breastplate - Pounamu #2 faux fur mana and authority

mana and authority

glass-protected with a related story to the back

The wheku captures the ancestral face - a reflection of those who came before and the spirit they leave behind

Gaboon veneer plywood and embellished with NZ Paua shell

this piece is beautiful in its simplicity

Breastplate - Pounamu #2 faux fur mana and authorityThis Pounamu Breastplate is carved from Kawakawa and lashed with a black adjustable cord. It has four koru inside the breastplate design, from the center two smaller koru facing away from the center, followed immediately by to larger Koru designs that sit on the smaller internal koru. A remarkable piece of pounamu and an even more remarkable carving of this pounamu. The breastplate is a symbol of protection of both the body and spirit. Approximate