HEI MATAU
HEI MATAU JEWELRY BY NEW ZEALAND ARTISTS
Our Hei Matau range includes traditional Maori designs to modern, unique pieces from New Zealand artists. Hei Matau includes bone jewelry, which has a special feel and milky white appearance with soft flowing lines, and good luck charms in Jade, Greenstone, Pearl, and Mother of Pearl.
Choose from our large range of unique hei matau designs as detailed below.
New Zealand and Polynesian hei matau worn with respect or given and received with love are believed to take on part of the spirit of those who wear or handle it, becoming a spiritual link between people spanning time & distance. Hei Matau pendants that have been worn over many generations contain the spirit of many people and is a powerful and great treasure.
The importance of crafts such as Hei Matau to the Maori people is shown very well in the highly recommended hit movie Whale Rider. Many of the cast and crew in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings film trilogy also now adorn this jewelry showing just how powerful these New Zealand treasures are when worn by people who are connected to our land Aotearoa... or in their case Middle Earth.
Each Hei Matau piece is hand crafted by by local artists so even if following the same design, no two pieces of jewellery will ever be exactly the same. Unique Hei Matau can also be designed and hand made especially for you, telling your story through traditional carved styling and including exotic inlays of Paua or pearl shell.
Every Hei Matau purchased 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 jewelry. Also supplied is an attractive information sheet telling the meaning of the Hei Matau.
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