NOTE: The Shell in the Item's Picture is Used for Background Purposes Only and is Not Included. Brand New, Never Used New Zealand Maori-Designed Beef (Cow) Bone Fish Hook Pendant With Necklace. 100% Natural, Carved Beef Cow Bone (Not Treated, Not Colored) With Adjustable Waxed Nylon Cord and Engraved...
NOTE: The Shell in the Item's Picture is Used for Background Purposes Only and is Not Included. Brand New, Never Used New Zealand Maori-Designed Beef (Cow) Bone Fish Hook Pendant With Necklace. 100% Natural, Carved Beef Cow Bone (Not Treated, Not Colored) With Adjustable Waxed Nylon Cord and Engraved Black Ink Accents. 1st Symbolism (Maori Hei Matau Hook): Represents Strength, Prosperity, Abundance, Fertility, a Great Respect for the Sea, Provides Good Luck, Safety When Traveling Over Water. A Symbol of Power and Authority. For the Maori, the Hei Matau is Taonga (a Cultural Treasure). 2nd Symbolism (The Engraved Lines): A Maori Aute (Tapa) Cloth Pattern Indigenous to the Maori Tribes of Ancient Aotearoa (New Zealand). In Traditional Maori Ta Moko (Permanent body and face marking), Triangles Represent Independence, Creativity and Spiritual Clarity. Design: New Zealand Maori Hei Matau Fish Hook With Aute Tattoo; Hand-Cut and Hand-Carved Design, Hand-Engraved Line Patterns, Beef Cow Bone, Rounded Dome Tapered Surface Design, Permanent Black Ink, Traditional Hand-Braided Lashing, Smooth Polished Surface Finish, Durable Waxed Nylon Adjustable Cord; Measures: Hook is Approx. 27mm Widest (Just Under 1 1/16" Widest) X 6.5mm Thick X Approx. 2.0" Long; Size: Necklace Cord is 26.0" Long, Maximum Length and Downward Size Adjustable to Shorter Lengths as Desired; Weight: Approx. 10.5-10.8 grams. Features: In Hawaiian, the Words "Mai na kupuna mai" Means "Traditional", "Miki`oi" Means "Skilled Detailed Craftsmanship", "Nani e makahehi 'ia ai" Means "Alluring", and "Nani makamae" Means "Exquisite", All of Which Describe This Hand-Carved Pendant and Necklace Combination Exactly! This Beautiful Hand-Carved, New Zealand Maori Hei Matau (Fish Hook) Replica Pendant is Crafted With a Smooth, Surface Polished Background. In Hawaiian, This Design Features the Makau `O Iwi Pipi Wahine a me Uluwehiwehi Ho`olala Ana (Carved Fish Hook Made of Beef Cow Bone Adorned With Marked Lines) Pattern. This Maori Replica Design is Created in the Hawaiian "Kīki`i" Style (Fish Hook With the End Curled Back Fairly Close to the Shaft). The Entire Hook Displays a Nice Natural, White to Off-White Colored Glossy Patina. This Labor-Intensive Hei Matau Creation is Meticulously Hand-Cut, Hand-Carved and Hand-Shaped Into a Traditional Maori Design Using a Single Piece of Beef Cow Bone, Which is Attached With a Tan Lashing and Cordage. The Hei Matau's Shank End Features a Traditional, Extended Lashing Station to Enhance the Detailing. The Hook Pendant is Fixed Onto an Intricately Hand-Lashed Adjustable Kaula (Rope, Cordage, String). The Hand-Braided Kaula is Created Using a Strong, Lasting Waxed Nylon Yarn. The Hook's Lower Side Shank Portions are Scrimshawed (Engraved) With Traditional Maori Aute (Tapa) Cloth Pattern Lines to Further Beautify the Details. The Engraved Lines are Filled With a Permanent Black Ink Coloring to Accentuate the Overall Appearance (Please See Details Below). The Facing Front is Carved With a Domed Surface Shape (Thicker Middle Tapering Down to Thinner Sides), The Reverse Side Has a Plain, Rounded Flat Surface. The Adjustable Necklace Closure Is Crafted with Two, Smooth Round-Shaped Beads and a Smooth Angled Barrel-Shaped Stopper Each Made of Beef Cow Bone. Superb Carved Details Throughout! About the Hei Matau: A hei matau is a bone carving in the shape of a highly stylized fish hook typical of the Maori people of New Zealand. The fish-hook shape of the hei matau finds its origins in Maori legend, which holds that the North Island of New Zealand was once a huge fish that was caught by the great mariner Maui using only a woven line of hair and a bone hook. Legend holds that the shape of Hawke Bay is that of the hei matau, which caught in the fish's side. For the Maori, the hei matau is Taonga (a Cultural Treasure). It represents not only their land, but also prosperity, fertility and safe passage over water. Traditionally, hei matau were always carved from whale bone. They came in several different forms ranging from the plain and utilitarian, used for catching fish, to the highly ornate, which served as treasured family heirlooms. Today, their main use is ornamental and they are commonly worn around the neck not only by Maori, but also by other New Zealanders who identify with the hei matau as a symbol of New Zealand. In contemporary times, hei matau are commonly carved from beef bone. Some Maori carvers continue to use whale bone, and such pieces are highly valued not only because of the beauty of whale bone and its cultural and historical significance, but also its scarcity. Current laws against hunting whales mean that Maori bone-carvers who carve in whale bone must use a combination of ancient standings or pre-existing supplies, or bones from whales that have recently beached. According to New Zealand tradition and law, Maori have first claim on part of the skeletons of any whales which strand and are unable to be refloated. This is, however, a very limited supply. About Tapa Cloth: Throughout Oceania, Tapa Cloth (or simply tapa) is a bark cloth made in the islands of the Pacific Ocean, primarily in Tonga, Samoa and Fiji, but as far afield as Java, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and Hawai`i (where it is called kapa). In <></>French Polynesia it has nearly disappeared, except for some villages in the Marquesas. Also, most people have now forgotten that the Maori of New Zealand made bark cloth, both the paper mulberry tree and the cloth making traditions are now no longer found in Aotearoa (New Zealand). The cloth is known by a number of local names, eg, tapa cloth, although the term tapa is international and understood throughout the islands that use the cloth. The word tapa is from Tahiti and the Cook Islands, where Captain Cook was the first European to pick it up and to introduce it to the rest of the world. In Tonga, tapa is known as ngatu, and here it is of great social importance to the islanders, often being given as gifts. In Samoa, the same cloth is called siapo. In Hawai`i, it is known as kapa. In Rotuma, a Polynesian island in the Fiji group, it is called ‘uha and in other Fiji islands it is called masi. In New Zealand, the Maori called it aute from the mulberry's name. All these different words give some clue to the origin. Masi could mean the (bark of the) Dye-fig (Ficus tinctoria), endemic to Oceania, and probably the one originally used to make tapa. Somewhere in history, during the voyages of migration the hiapo or siapo was introduced from Southeast Asia, the Paper Mulberry Tree (Broussonetia papyrifera). The bark of this tree is much better to use, and put the use of the Dye-fig into oblivion. Tapa finally, has the meaning of border or strip. It seems likely that before the gluing process became common to make large sheets only narrow strips were produced. Tapa cloth can be painted. The patterns of Tongan, New Zealand, Samoan, and Fijian tapa usually form a grid of squares, each of which contains geometrical patterns with repeated motifs such as fish and plants, for example four stylized leaves forming a diagonal cross. The Hawai`ian kapa, New Zealand aute and Samoan siapo generally used repeated geometrical shapes including squares, diamonds and triangles followed by side borders accented with wavy lines or curls. Traditional natural tree dyes are usually black and rust-brown, although other colors such as red and yellow are also known. In former times the cloth was primarily used for clothing, but now cotton and other textiles have replaced it. Nowadays tapa is still often worn on formal occasions such as weddings. Another use is as blanket at night. It is also highly prized for its decorative value and is often found used to hang on the walls as a decoration. Creating tapa is a long and arduous process starting out with pealing bark from the tree, stripping, sun drying, soaking and beating the bark to spread out, reduce thinner, and soften it before joining with other strips and decorating it with paints made from all natural dyes. Today in Hawai`i, kapa, which was once used to swaddle the ali'i (royalty) of old at birth, as well as to wrap them for their journey after death, is a rare and treasured artifact, but it is no longer a lost art. In Tonga and several other Pacific Islands, the process of creating tapa remains a strong cultural and social event.Purchase Assurance of Quality: As Each of These Beef Cow Bone Pendants are Hand-Cut and Hand-Carved, Each One is Unique to the Next; There are Subtle 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 Traditionally Replicated Maori Jewelry. Hand-Carved with "aloha." Certain High-Value Items Will Have Required Insurance. Please Understand I Should Not Be Held Responsible For Delivery Time Once Your Order Has Shipped as I am Not the Individual Delivering Your Package. I Ship Twice a Week on Wednesdays and Saturdays; and Daily During Traditional or Honoring Observance Holidays and the Christmas Shopping Season. 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