HAND CARVED BY ARTISTS OF NEW ZEALAND
The bone carving pendant above is approximately 35mm (1 1/4 inches) in length.
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One traditional bone carving pendant design is the Koru. An iconic symbol of New Zealand, the Koru represents the fern frond as it opens bringing new life and purity to the world. It also represents peace, tranquility and spirituality as well as a strong sense of regrowth and new beginnings.
The Koru is also often associated with nurturing so when interlocked with others is frequently used to represent the strength and purity of a loving relationship within a family. Korus are often intertwined with other forms such as twists and matau to tell a very special and powerful story. All have a story or meaning behind their design. Check our range of Koru pendants for examples of this pendant style.
Bone carving is a traditional and often sacred craft practiced by some of the more warlike native tribes around the world. Early Maori populations did not have a written language, so tribal history and myths of the Gods were kept alive using many forms of fine arts and crafts such as intricate bone, shell and jade or greenstone carving.
Bone carving pendants were then handed down through generations of tribal elders and became sacred objects, telling the history of a tribe and taking on the spirits of past great leaders and warriors who had worn them. Pendants and jewellery made from bone developed into a fine art form with great importance being placed on every piece, many of which took years to make using stone tools. All have a story or meaning behind the design.
As a unique and beautiful piece of art, the Bone Carving Pendant is an artistic treasure from New Zealand of great value and significance. Bone carvings based from Maori designs are powerful treasures, and a bonecarving is considered a symbol of respect and love, which can take on part of the spirit of the person who wears or handles it. As such, it can become a spiritual 'link' between people spanning time and distance. A Bone carving pendant worn by family or tribal members over many generations contains the spirit of all of those people and is a great and powerful treasure.
NZpacific.com offers beautiful bone carving pendants by the New Zealand Maori which are beautiful wearable art works and come in a wide variety of styles from very traditional pieces (such as the koru bone carving pendant above) to the more contemporary or modern styles.
Every Maori Bone Carving purchased through NZ Pacific is presented with a braided or platted waxed braid cord, along with woven native flax bag designed to show the traditional styling and beauty of the carving. Also supplied is an attractive information sheet telling of the meaning of the particular bone carving pendant.
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