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NZ Kowhai
NZ Kowhai
In Maori mythology, Kowhai means the tree of life, help on its way and miracles to come.
Light and suitable for every day wear or occasional use, these earrings are a beautiful momento of your time spent in the 'Land of the long white cloud' - Aotearoa - New Zealand.
Kowhai - pronounced {Ko-fai}
These beautiful earrings are handmade and finished in our studio here in Dunedin, New Zealand. They are made from the highest quality porcelain. The earring hooks are silver plated.
Each piece is uniquely different and because they are handmade and shaped; slight variations in appearance should be expected.
If you would like a photo prior to posting please note this when buying.
PRICE:
Silver plated, green Kowhai NZD $40
POSTAGE:
Postage within New Zealand $10. Tracking extra.
MEANING:
In Maori mythology, Kowhai means the tree of life, help on its way and miracles to come.
The golden kowhai, a Maori folk tale:
On the shore of one of the Rorotua lakes, there sat one day in the misty long ago a young Maori man and girl.
The man pressed his love on the beautiful Kotiro; he sought her for his wife, but the maid laughed—and said she'd see; she would wait; she would not accept his love until her suitor—who was an Ariki of high rank and a tohunga too—performed some great and unexampled deed before she would become his wife.
She would wed none but a famous man, a man whose exploits no one could outdo.
The lover accepted the challenge. “You shall see what I can do,” he said. He turned to the tree under which they were sitting. It was a Kowhai. The time was about our Pakeha month of August. The tree was quite bare of both flower and leaf.
“I shall,” said the young tohunga, “cause this tree to spring into flower before your eyes.” With those words he put forth all his occult powers, the command of mind over matter, which had been taught him by the wise men in the sacred house of instruction.
He recited in quick tense tones his magic prayers. And, all in a moment, a miracle! All at once the tree burst forth into a blaze of blossom. All its naked boughs were covered in a breath with golden hanging flowers.
The amazed girl saw, and was conquered. No man surely could rival that wonder-feat of her lover.
And ever since that day, say the Maori, the Kowhai has flowered on leafless branches, a sign and a reminder of the ancient miracle.
SIZE AND WEIGHT:
Ceramic is: 1.8-2.2cm.
Length of the earring hook is: 1.4cm.
overall earring length is: 2.8-3.4cm
The weight is under 1gm.
MATERIALS:
Silver plated hooks and the highest quality white porcelain drops.
NZ Ponga Fern
NZ Ponga Fern
In Maori mythology the Ponga ferns' meaning is new life, growth, strength and peace.
Light and suitable for every day wear or occasional use, these earrings are a beautiful momento of your time spent in the 'Land of the long white cloud' - Aotearoa - New Zealand.
Ponga Fern- pronounced {Pong-ah}
These beautiful earrings are handmade and finished in our studio here in Dunedin, New Zealand. They are made from the highest quality porcelain. The earring hooks are silver plated.
Each piece is uniquely different and because they are handmade and shaped; slight variations in appearance should be expected.
Because of this, please let me know if you would like a photograph of your earrings to ensure they are what you would like, before I post them out.
PRICE:
Silver plated NZD $40
POSTAGE:
Postage within New Zealand $10. Tracking extra.
MEANING:
The Ponga fern is so quintessential to the New Zealand landscape; it is everywhere that is beautiful. It has a most breathtaking koru shaped baby leaf.
Its meaning in Maori mythology is new life, growth, strength and peace.
According to Maori legend, the silver fern once lived in the sea. It was asked to come and live in the forest to play a significant role in guiding the Maori people.
Maori hunters and warriors used the silver underside of the silver fern leaves to find their way home. When bent over, the fronds would catch the moonlight and illuminate a path through the forest.
SIZE AND WEIGHT:
Ceramic is: 1.8-2.2cm.
Length of the earring hook is: 1.4cm.
overall earring length is: 2.8-3.4cm
The weight is under 1gm.
MATERIALS:
Silver plated hooks and the highest quality white porcelain drops.
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NZ Toi Toi
NZ Toi Toi
In Maori mythology the Toe Toe 's meaning is beauty and unrequited love.
Light and suitable for every day wear or occasional use, these earrings are a beautiful momento of your time spent in the 'Land of the long white cloud' - Aotearoa - New Zealand.
Toe toe - pronounced {toy-toy}
These beautiful earrings are handmade and finished in our studio here in Dunedin, New Zealand. They are made from the highest quality porcelain. The earring hooks are silver plated.
Each piece is uniquely different and because they are handmade and shaped; slight variations in appearance should be expected.
Because of this, when making your purchase I will personally pick you a pair and take a photo to send to you for your approval first, prior to posting.
PRICE:
Silver plated NZD $40
POSTAGE:
Postage within New Zealand $10. Tracking extra.
MEANING:
Its meaning in Maori mythology is beauty and unrequited love.
The love story between 'Pingao' who is a daughter of Tangaroa the god of the ocean, and 'Kakaho' (the stem of Toetoe) a son of Tane Mahuta, the god of the forest:
Day after day, Pingao would gaze longingly from the lapping waves as Toetoe’s beautiful white plumes blew in the wind and serenaded her from the shoreline.
One day she rode the incoming tide as far as she could and clambered up the sand dunes.
Unfortunately the sun was beating down and without the water of the ocean to sustain her she never made it to her lover’s side.
SIZE AND WEIGHT:
Ceramic is: 1.8-2.2cm.
Length of the earring hook is: 1.4cm.
overall earring length is: 2.8-3.4cm
The weight is under 1gm.
MATERIALS:
Silver plated hooks and the highest quality white porcelain drops.
NZ Flax or Harakeke
NZ Flax or Harakeke
In Maori mythology the meaning denotes family and strength.
Light and suitable for every day wear or occasional use, these earrings are a beautiful momento of your time spent in the 'Land of the long white cloud' - Aotearoa - New Zealand.
NZ Flax Harakeke - pronounced {Hara-key-key}
These beautiful earrings are handmade and finished in our studio here in Dunedin, New Zealand. They are made from the highest quality porcelain. The earring hooks are silver plated.
Each piece is uniquely different and because they are handmade and shaped; slight variations in appearance should be expected.
Because of this, when making your purchase I will personally pick you a pair and take a photo to send to you for your approval first, prior to posting.
PRICE:
Silver Plated NZD $40
POSTAGE:
Postage within New Zealand $10. Tracking extra.
MEANING:
I chose to work with this plant because it is so quintessential to the New Zealand landscape; it is everywhere that is beautiful.
I love the way the seed heads grow in that most beautiful shape, and I often stop and look at the perfection of that shape when I am walking on the beach.
The meaning in Maori mythology denotes family and strength.
Maori reference to the harakeke plant as a whanau or family group. The outer leaves are the tupuna (ancestors); the inner leaves are the matua (parents); the most inner leaf is the rito or pepe (baby). Only the tupuna are cut as the matua are left to protect the pepe.
SIZE AND WEIGHT:
Ceramic is: 1.8-2.2cm.
Length of the earring hook is: 1.4cm.
overall earring length is: 2.8-3.4cm
The weight is under 1gm.
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MATERIALS:
Silver plated hooks and the highest quality white porcelain drops.
CARE
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