NOTES: The Carving in the Item's Picture/s is the One Your Will Receive. The Pointed Hook Tip is Sharp, Please Note This When Considering a Possible Purchase. Brand New, Never Used Polynesian-Designed Fish Hook Replica Pendant With Adjustable Necklace Cord. 100% Natural-Fossilized Siberian Woolly Mammoth Ivory (Not Treated, Not Colored) With Beef Cow Bone Necklace Closures.
- Symbolism: Polynesian Makau: The Makau Symbolizes Prosperity and a Long Life. Much of Hawai`ian Traditional Food is Fish. The Fish Were so Plentiful to the Hawai`ians That the Simple Ownership of a Fish Hook Meant Prosperity. Today, it Also Represents Strength, Abundance, Fertility, Family Togetherness, Determination, Good Health, and a Great Respect for the Sea. It Also is Said to Provide Good Luck and a Safe Journey Over Water, so it is Often Worn by Travelers. Ka Makau Are Also Symbols of Power and Authority, Which Are Held in Great Reverence by the Hawai`ian People.
- Design: Polynesian Makau Oio/Papio Kue Huikala (Bonefish/Trevally Fish Hook) #3; Traditional Hand-Cut and Hand-Carved Design, Single-Spliced Inner Hook Point and Outer Shank, Tapered-Curve and Front Rounded Surface Shape, Flat Rounded Back, Traditional Lashing, Extended Lashing Station, Reversible Design, Hand-Woven Necklace, Smooth Polished Surface Finish, Durable Wax Twine Adjustable Cord, Beef Cow Bone Necklace Closures.
- Mammoth Ivory Grade: AA (Please See Details Below).
- Measures: Hook is Approx. Just Under 1 1/16" Widest X 5.3mm Thickest X 1 7/8" Long.
- Size: Necklace Cord is Approx. 26.0"-27.0" Long, Downward Size Adjustable to Shorter Lengths, as Desired.
- Weight: Approx. 6.1 grams Total.
- Features: In Hawaiian, the Words "Mai na kupuna mai" Means "Traditional", "Miki`oi" Means "Skilled Detailed Craftsmanship", "Nani makamae" Means "Exquisite", "Nani e makahehi 'ia ai" Means "Alluring", and "Punono" Means "Gorgeous", All of Which Describe This Combined Pendant and Necklace Design Exactly! This Absolutely Gorgeous Hand-Carved Polynesian Pendant is Crafted With a Smooth, Surface Polished Background. This Labor-Intensive Cutout Design Features the Ku`una Makau Oio/Papio Kakele `o Mo`alihaku Niho `Elepani Puhuluhulu (Hawai`ian Traditional Bonefish/Trevally Slide-baiting Fish Hook Made of Fossilized Woolly Mammoth Ivory) Pattern. This Polynesian Design is Created in the "No Oio/Papio `o Kue Huikala" Style (Bonefish/Trevally Spiraling Fish Hook Having Point of Hook Curved Inward Almost to the Shaft With One Inside Barb and One Outside Barb). This Ka Makau is Superbly Hand-Cut, Hand-Carved, and Hand-Shaped Into a Traditional Polynesian Design Using a Single Piece of Natural, Fossilized Woolly Mammoth Ivory. Intricate Carved Details Are Displayed Throughout the Front Rounded-Dome Shaped Design! This Natural Carved Ivory Creation Displays a Beautiful Creamy Light-Tan to Light Khaki-Tan Glossy Patina With Subtle Natural Mineral Patches (Buried Deposits of Mammoth Ivory Can Aquire Unique Colors and Blemishes From the Minerals in the Surrounding Soil, Further Adding to the Character and Detail of an Ivory Piece). The Hook is Shaped With Tapered Sides and Carved With a Narrow Upper Shank, Wider Shank Curve Portion, and Narrowing Upper Hook's Point to Enhance the Detailing. The Hook's Outer Shank's Curve and Hook's Inner Curved Tip Portions Are Each Carved-Out With a Single-Splice to Further Promote the Details. The Makau's Upper Shank End Features an Intricately Hand-Carved, Downward-Angled, Extended Lashing Station. Traditional Construction Methods Are Replicated With Lashing the Hook Using a Khaki-Tan Colored Kaula (Rope, String, Cordage) Crafted From a Strong and Durable, Waxed Nylon Yarn. The Lashing Station is Tightly Hand-Whipped and Wrapped With Single-Line Overlapping Pattern. Additionally, the Makau's Lashing Station Transitions Into a Hand-Braided Polynesian-Style, Double-Strand Cord, Which is Securely Affixed Onto the Makau. The Adjustable Necklace's Closure is Created With Two, Smooth Round-Shaped Beads and a Smooth, Angled Barrel-Shaped Stopper Each Created From Using Beef Cow Bone. This Pendant is Considered Reversible and Can be Worn to Display the Hook's Point Facing to the Left or Reversed to Display the Hook's Point Facing to the Right as Desired. Hawaiian Makau History: The hook catches the secrets of the kai hohonu (deep ocean). For the ancient Hawaiians, the sea was not only a source of beauty and recreation but provided, most importantly, food for the ohana (family). "Cast a hook and partake of the gifts from below so we may be physically sustained on our life’s journey." Over the generations, po’e lawai’a (fishermen) who generally descended from families of fishermen, honed their hunting skills with the help of many tools. Catching fish with hook and fishing line was just one of many methods that were practiced in Hawai`i. Bare hands, spears, slip nooses, nets, and traps were also used. Hawaiian fishermen typically used ka makau (fish hooks) to catch fish in the open ocean. They possessed the knowledge of special fishing techniques for which hooks were needed to catch certain kinds of fish. In addition to being very skilled ocean travelers, fishermen were also skilled artisans as most carved their own hooks. The ancient Hawaiians relied on their natural surroundings for materials to produce these makau. Examples were bone, shell, or wood and tied together with kaula (rope, cordage) using natural tree, plant and coconut fibers. This simple tool provided the fundamental need for regular sustenance in the Polynesian culture. Larger hooks like the makau iwi kohola (whale bone), makau iwi kanaka (human bone), makau iwi ‘ilio (dog bone) and makau iwi pua`a (pig bone) were used to catch large prey such as sharks. While hooks made from makau niho ‘ilio (dog tooth), makau iwi manu (bird bone), makau paweo (mother of pearl) or makau ea (turtle shell) were more fragile and often used for smaller sized fish. Highly valued materials were the leho (cowry shell) and the pa (mother of pearl shell) by the fishermen, because through the sparkling patterns and iridescent shell reflections the he`e (octopus) and aku (bonito tuna) were captured. Two classifications of hook designs were made. Simple hooks, made using one single piece of material and composite hooks made of two or more pieces joined together by a lashing. The typical circular hook shape was designed to effectively catch fish while avoiding catching honu (sea turtles), which were sacred and regarded as `aumakua (a personal family god). Certain religious ceremonies associated with fishing were recognized by using a ko`a (special stone shrine) upon which offerings were placed. The fish supply remained constant throughout the year, because the catching of a certain kind of fish was always restricted to a certain time. Outside of this time it was declared kapu (prohibited). The fish eaten during the summer months were different from those eaten during the winter. To many Hawaiians today, the makau (fish hook) holds a strong link to the past while reaching forward using na mea kapu (those sacred things and customs). Is Woolly Mammoth Ivory Legal?: Please See Full Details in Our FAQ Section Located Under the Service Page. The sales of mammoth ivory (prehistoric, fossilized, petrified ivory), is NOT ILLEGAL or regulated anywhere on this planet. All of our ivory carvings offered are 100% legal to own, buy, sell and ship within the United States and abroad. The current use of mammoth ivory totally complies with C.I.T.E.S. and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Because of this, Mammoth Ivory is 100% legal internationally without any C.I.T.E.S. permits or other import/export paperwork. Grades of Mammoth Ivory: Similar to graded gemstones, Mammoth Ivory has a graded evaluation given for the various types of quality obtained and used. Ivory material is offered by premium chunk slabs or lower grade scrap pieces. "AA" Grade superb ivory is the very best quality thick slabs, perfectly preserved ivory from the inner most portions of the tusk. AA-Grade ivory has a nicer coloration or outstanding form compared to A-Grade ivory. The ivory displays a light creamy patina color background, has no bark (dark outer tusk surface layer), virtually no cracks and the material has been cured for at least 7-years to maintain its integrity. Quality AA-grade ivory is somewhat rare and in limited supplies with prices continuing to soar upwards as demand increases to obtain these graded slabs. "A" Grade ivory is excellent quality ivory, cured and perfectly preserved from 5-7 years from the inner to upper portions of the inner tusk, showing little or no bark in the slabs, and practically no ring cracking or splitting, with thick flawless areas to work from to some areas with a few minor cracks in the slab that carvers have to work around. The ivory displays a range of gorgeous colors from a medium to dark cream, a golden tan, to a chocolate patina color background. A-Grade ivory is of a premium quality, semi-expensive ivory slab material that most carvers use as a standard since it is useful for all purposes. "B" Grade ivory is fair to good quality ivory, cured and preserved for upwards of 3-years from the very upper portions of the inner tusk to the outside surface layer portions of the tusk. The ivory will display bark, erratic colors and surface textures, splits and ring cracks. Carvers tend to avoid this grade of ivory because of the limited working areas from which they can create their pieces of artwork. B-Grade ivory tends to appeal to those creating small pieces of ivory jewelry such as cutting en cabochon or small inlaid accent works. "C" Grade ivory is of the lowest quality and very affordable ivory available. Typically, C-Grade ivory comes in flat scrap (leftover) pieces and layers, some dark, some cracks, and can have a chalky surface. C-Grade appeals only to those making very small jewelry items or inlays, which is not suitable for any types of carvings, knife handles, or grips. To create the best mammoth carvings, I only offer premium, excellent grade "A" quality Siberian mammoth ivory from Russia, which are perfectly preserved. All of my carvings offered and legal to own, buy, sell and ship within the United States and abroad. The use of mammoth ivory totally complies with C.I.T.E.S. and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Ivory Care and Cleaning: Please See Our FAQs Section Located Under "Service" on Our Storefront Page. Purchase Assurance of Quality: As Each of These Pendants are Hand-Cut and Hand-Carved Using Natural Fossilized Woolly Mammoth Ivory, Each One is Unique to the Next; There are Slight Variations in the Carving's Appearances, Which is Approximately Represented in the Item's Picture. The Item's Picture Provides All the Main Appearance Characteristics That is Provided in Each Pendant Purchased. Makes a Great Gift or Treat Yourself to Start or Add to Your Collection of Fine Traditional Replicated Hawaiian Jewelry. Hand-Carved with aloha. 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