spiritual guardian – Pounamu Online https://pounamuonline.co.nz Sun, 01 Jan 2023 23:31:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7 Hei Tiki https://pounamuonline.co.nz/product/hei-tiki/ Wed, 25 May 2022 00:12:23 +0000 https://pounamuonline.co.nz/?post_type=product&p=960 Read More »Hei Tiki]]>  Named after the first man in the Māori creation story, the tiki is a traditional spiritual guardian and reminder of family forebearers. It symbolises fertility, inner knowledge and loyalty. Often carved with three fingers to represent birth, life and death. This pounamu is formed from the tangiwai variety of pipiwharauroa, offering a partially translucent olive green colour with flecks of black. 

5cm x 3.5cm

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