Pounamu Hei Matau 70mm pendant View the Norman Clark Collection

View the Norman Clark Collection

Known to Māori as kōtare

stubborn resistance

In Maori culture (particularly in the pre-European days)

Remarkables Mountain Range

Pounamu Hei Matau 70mm pendant View the Norman Clark CollectionNZ Pounamu On a waxed nylon cord. Adjustable length. 70 x 47 x 7mm About Hei Matau: The Hei Matau (fish hook) finds its origins in Maori legend the North Island of New Zealand was once a huge fish that was caught by the great mariner, Maui, using only a woven line and a hook made from the jawbone of his grandmother. The fish hook denotes the importance of fishing to the Maori and their strong relationship to Tangaroa, the god of the sea. Originally a