Description
Hei-Matau or more commonly known as the hook symbolizes prosperity. Fish were so plentiful to the Maori that the mere possession of a hook meant prosperity and abundance. The Hei-Matau (hook) also represents strength, determination and good health, as well as providing safe travel on water.
This Pendant was carved in bone, it is considered an amulet for the people of Oceania, and easily seen on the neck of Natives and people who take their livelihood from the Sea, fishermen, divers, surfers among others. Because it is made of Boar Bone, it represents the strength of wild animals.
This pendant comes on an adjustable cotton cord – fits all neck sizes!
Cotton is durable and you can wear it when swimming or showering.
It is a sculpture made of bone and sacred wood, the bone finish is like polished glass, they seem to blend in with your body. Over a period of time these bone carvings absorb the oils from your skin and change color to a very light honey tone.
The Maoris believe that this absorption process is due to a process of spirituality where this oil passed to this piece of bone that is held next to the body fluids transfers part of you to the piece in question and is often used as a gift to people. most important in your life and are also inherited after death, as a way of having part of that person with you represented in a totally atypical way, that is, having the body fluids embedded in a piece of bone.
Note: Only those who have had a bone pendant for more than years know exactly what it means, you see the change in color and the transformation it undergoes and you know that inside that piece of bone there is part of its essence.
Half of this pendant is made of “KOA” wood, the sacred Hawaiian wood, this wood is sacred due to its resistance to the weather of time and for having rare beauty, this wood was used to make the first surf boards of the Polynesian tribal chiefs and also the Canoes used by the Hawaiians and Maoris.
Its extraction required a ritual where only a tribal chief could cut down this tree and its use was of great importance to the entire Marae (tribe).
In this way this necklace has great artisanal and historical value because it is made from this rare wood, until today its extraction can only be done by tribal leaders and the commercial value of this wood is very high.