MAN JEWELLERY NECKLACE IN TRADITIONAL BONE
HAND CARVED BY NEW ZEALAND ARTISTS
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The Man Jewellery Necklace is a traditional good luck charm when worn and in some regions is also regarded as a fertility symbol. Maori often refer to the man jewellery necklace as 'Tiki' or Hei Tiki as 'Hei' means to wear jewellery around ones neck.
The Tiki (Man Jewellery Necklace) forms an ancient symbol which is little-understood, so there are a number of legends around its meaning.
Some say Tiki came from the stars and that he was the first man of the world. Men's Jewellery Necklaces often depict Tiki with webbed feet - which suggests a strong link to sea creatures.
Tiki on necklaces such as male jewellery were very respected, seen as the teacher of all things. The man wearing this necklace jewellery is therefore seen to possess clarity of thought, strength of character, loyalty, and great inner knowledge.
The bone carving for this man necklace are based on Maori designs, and have special significance as Pre-European Maori had no written language, therefore tribal history and the stories of the gods were kept using fine arts and crafts - ranging from basket and cloth-weaving to complex wood, bone, shell and jade carving jewellery. These artifacts were then handed down through generations of tribal elders and became sacred objects or treasures, to tell the history of tribes and taking on the spirits of past great leaders and men who had worn such necklaces.
It is believed that jewellery and necklaces worn with respect or given and received with love, take on part of the spirit of those who wear or handle it. It becomes a spiritual link between people spanning time & distance. A man's necklace carving that has been worn by family or tribal members over many generations contains the spirit of all of those people and is truly a powerful and great treasure.
Every man's necklace jewellery purchased online through NZ Pacific is presented with a braided or platted waxed braid cord, along with native flax bag woven to show the traditional styling and beauty of the jewellery necklace. Also supplied is an attractive information sheet telling the meaning of the particular Man Jewellery .
