Te Wahi Pounamu Trinity Necklace

‘Pounamu’ is the Maori name for Greenstone. It is the God stone of our Maori people, along with Serpentine and other closely related stones of the Amphibole group of minerals.

It is hugely significant for Maori, for it was often used as a seal for transfers of title, the Greenstone 'taonga' or treasure taking the place of a document as proof and ownership of land.

When Captain Cook first discovered New Zealand in 1769 he noticed the Maori working a green coloured stone. It's thought that this is where the name 'Greenstone' originated from.

45mm diameter