Pikorua Raukaraka - Greenstone Twist Pendant Taonga Schedule an apprentice level Carve

Schedule an apprentice level Carve Your Own pounamu workshop for a porohita - a disc

Koru represents the growth

Often the decorations on pre-European heru were a symbol of mana and prestige

This nguru was hand-carved by Jeremy Walsh from onewa sourced from Aotearoa New Zealand

Pikorua Raukaraka - Greenstone Twist Pendant Taonga Schedule an apprentice level CarveThe pikorua (twist) embodies the universal principle of duality and balance. Its intertwined form symbolizes the interconnectedness of opposing forces: light and darkness, masculine and feminine, challenge and progress. The continuous, unbroken twist of the pikorua represents this perpetual movement and the eternal interplay of these forces. This pikorua was carved by Samuel Potter from raukaraka pounamu sourced from Marsden of Te Wai Pounamu,