— A Gift That Keeps Its Story —

    Pounamu Gifts

    Pounamu has always been a gift. By tradition it is given rather than bought for yourself, and it carries the giver with it — which is why a carving marks a birthday, a farewell, a wedding or a new beginning better than almost anything else.

    Every piece below is hand-carved in New Zealand from authenticated West Coast greenstone by our resident carvers. Choose by budget, or by the shape whose meaning suits the person.

    — Under $400 —

    Gifts under $400

    Hand-carved New Zealand pounamu up to four hundred dollars — larger carvings, rarer stone and more intricate work, still from the same West Coast greenstone and the same two carvers.

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    — Under $200 —

    Gifts under $200

    Hand-carved pounamu gifts up to two hundred dollars — the range where most people find their piece.

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    — For Him —

    Gifts for him

    The pounamu forms most often chosen for men — the toki (adze) for strength and steady purpose, the hei matau (fish hook) for safe travel and provision, the tohorā (whale tail) for protection, and the manaia as guardian.

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    — For Her —

    Gifts for her

    The pounamu forms most often chosen for women — the koru for new beginnings and growth, the pikorua (twist) for a bond that holds, the hei tiki for ancestry and protection, and the porowhita for wholeness.

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