Roimata Totoweka Inanga with Sterling Silver Cap - Greenstone Teardrop Pendant Inanga the tools and skills necessary

the tools and skills necessary for stone-carving and will guide participants through the process of creating a hei matau pounamu

This hei toki was carved by Jeremy Walsh from chatoyant tangiwai sourced from Anita Bay of Te Wai Pounamu

participants will have a fully completed and bound porohita to take home

It measures 175mm in diameter and it sits on a Rimu base

Roimata Totoweka Inanga with Sterling Silver Cap - Greenstone Teardrop Pendant Inanga the tools and skills necessaryThe roimata embodies our emotions in times of joy, sadness, celebration and tribulation. Traditionally made from pounamu adzes or similar tools that were too worn down to be functional, they were gifted as a way of remembering the history and tpuna (ancestors). They remind us of our humanity, and our ability to overcome adversity even when the path is spiritually difficult. This roimata was carved by Alex Sands from totoweka fading into inanga pounamu