Te Wahi Pounamu Manaia Circle

A wonderful Manaia guardian beautifully handcrafted in a circle with a Koru Tail.
A lovely gift for an extremely special person. 

The Manaia is a mythological creature in Māori culture, and is a common motif in Māori carving and jewellery. The Manaia is usually depicted as having the head of a bird and the tail of a fish and the body of a man, though it is sometimes depicted as a bird, a serpent, or a human figure in profile. The Manaia is traditionally believed to be the messenger between the earthly world of mortals and the domain of the spirits, and its symbol is used as a guardian against evil.

40mm x 35mm diameter.