Kahurangi Jade Toki
$600.00
Kahurangi Jade adze a beautiful toanga is a symbol of strength, determination and courage in times of adversity. Light green, translucent jade with flecks of gold. Being large in size but will complement any attire. Truely a jade treasure.
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Description
Kahurangi Jade from the Arahura Awa (River) West Coast, South Island, New Zealand. This Nephrite is a treasured possession and sort after from carvers for it’s hardness and beauty – light green, translucent and with this piece flecks of gold. Kahurangi also means blue as in the phrase ‘Kahu o te Rangi’ meaning the cloak of the heavens. This toki is midway between the retangular and triangular, or subtriangular in shape. Some of the most symmetrical and best-finished adzes are of this form.
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