Maori Manaia - Protector and Guardian ledger art Holds up to 30 lbs

Holds up to 30 lbs

A wonderful gift for yourself or a friend as a reminder that water is life

These earrings were in the collection of the owner of Gathering Tribes

The stones are natural high grade Sleeping Beauty turquoise

Turquoise is set in the center of the paw

Maori Manaia - Protector and Guardian ledger art Holds up to 30 lbsMaori handmade Manaia is an intelligent force of nature in the Maori culture. This Manaia was carved from cow bone and has paua shell eyes. It is strung on hand woven wax cord with a clasp is a green jade bead and round enclosure. More about Manaia below. The owner of Gathering Tribes obtained these while part of a Movement Rights Indigenous delegation to Aotearoa to meet with Maori leaders about the Rights of Mother Earth and how they protected the