Manawa Kawakawa - Greenstone Heart Pendant Marsden flower jade Kōuma are breastplates or shield

Kōuma are breastplates or shield adornments that represent strength and leadership

This kōuma was carved by Jeremy Walsh from kawakawa pounamu sourced from Marsden of Te Wai Pounamu

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In Māori cosmology

Manawa Kawakawa - Greenstone Heart Pendant Marsden flower jade Kōuma are breastplates or shieldA contemporary form of aroha (love) and affection, hei manawa are the ideal gift for someone that you care about dearly. The heart represents the wisdom of emotion. It is compassion and understanding, life giving and complex. It has been considered as the seat of the soul, a vessel of identity, and a source of divine power across the ages. This hei manawa was carved by Jeremy Walsh from kawakawa pounamu sourced from Big Bay of Te Wai Pounamu,