Rauponga Whakakai (Pendant), Turquoise

Rauponga Whakakai (Pendant), TurquoiseOur Whakakai (pendants) blend natural materials and whakaaro Mori with a nod to customary design. A contemporary taonga that is perfect for everyday life. Each taonga is made from uku clay in our Taranaki based studio. We create custom designs which are impressed into the uku, before being formed and refined into pendants. Once the clay is completely dry, it is bisque fired in our kiln at 1200 degrees, turning the once malleable uku to a hard and

The whakakai then returns to the kiln for the final glaze firing where the glaze turns from a powdery layer into a glass

these wall decals are a high quality

before being formed and refined into pendants

we nurture and we nourish

A Piringa is a shelter

or take to your local print shop to have printed at the size you require

Note: frame pictured is not included

or in a larger scale

They’ll survive knocks and bangs but not excessive jarring or being dropped from a height onto something hard- not dissimilar to Pounamu

In a desire to make our native flora and fauna as familiar and recognisable for our tamariki as possible

please do get in touch and we'll see what we can do

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