Pounamu Roimata 3 Pounamu copied onto 190gsm matte smooth

copied onto 190gsm matte smooth paper

but when a piece is discovered it is highly cherished and sometimes becomes the show piece of the fossicker’s collection

Large deposits of totoweka occur in the South Westland area

Packaged in a black velvet bag

shipping is only available within Aotearoa

Pounamu Roimata 3 Pounamu copied onto 190gsm matte smoothApprox 10. 5 x 1. 5cm Raukaraka Pounamu(sourced from the West Coast of New Zealand). Black plaited cord, packaged in a black velvet bag. Raukaraka stone variety is a rare form of kawakawa pounamu. It is named after the leaf of the karaka tree because of the orange colour that the thick oxidized crust takes on from the earths minerals. The flesh of this pounamu is usually olive to light green in colour. The early lapidarist would cut the thick crust