Manaia Pounamu ensuring safe passage over water

ensuring safe passage over water

Like many other Māori board games

tail of fish and balance between sky

it became common to fashion the tooth form from other materials such as Pounamu and Bone

Manaia Pounamu ensuring safe passage over waterA spiritual guardian providing protection against malevolent energies. Features a bird's head, a man's body, and a fish's tail, it represents a harmonious alignment between the celestial, terrestrial, and aquatic realms. 70mm length 50mm width 57 grams All Pounamu and Bone Carving come on a black adjustable wax cord. The dimensions provided serve as a reference for size and weight estimation. In case of uncertainty, we recommend using a ruler and