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This hand carved Roimata/ Toki was made from a single piece of Pounamu (NZ West Coast Jade) which was acquired from Bonz&Stonz in Hokitika New Zealand. The pendant is small, at 7cm tall and 1.5cm wide. It is bound via a black 1.5mm cord.
It was carved by New Zealand artist, Phillip Blumenthal.
A Hei Toki is a traditional Māori pendant shaped like an adze (toki), a tool once used for carving waka (canoes), houses, and weapons; it symbolizes strength, courage, authority, leadership, and determination, reflecting both practical skill and spiritual power (mana). A Roimata (also called a teardrop shape) is a long, gently curved pendant resembling a drop of water or tear, symbolizing healing, comfort, emotional connection, and the release of grief — often worn to provide support during times of loss or transition.
When these two shapes are combined into a single pendant, the meaning blends strength with compassion: it represents resilience guided by empathy, the balance of power and emotional wisdom, and the idea that true leadership and inner strength are softened and strengthened by understanding, healing, and aroha (love).
This Roimata (teardrop) amulet is carved from a piece of Kahurangi Pounamu (Jade) which was sourced from the sacred Arahura River. This was acquired ethically, passed on to the carver by Ngati Waewae hapu.
The Roimata was carved at the FVH studio in Niederbayern, Germany, by New Zealander Philip Blumenthal.
The Roimata shape is an important symbol in Māori culture that represents tears, healing, compassion, and emotional strength.
The Roimata also represents resilience and the ability to grow through difficult experiences. In Māori tradition, carved symbols often carry deep spiritual and cultural significance, connecting people to their ancestors, identity, and whakapapa, which means genealogy or lineage. Roimata pendants are traditionally carved from materials such as pounamu (jade or serpentine), bone, or wood, and are treasured as taonga, meaning valued possessions that hold personal and cultural meaning.
This Whakatū, Nelson Hei Toki has been carved from grey Nelson jade, also known as pounamu, a treasured stone found in Aotearoa New Zealand. The unique colouring of the stone reflects the natural beauty of the Whakatū region and gives the piece a strong connection to the land, heritage, and Māori tradition. Worn as a taonga, the Hei Toki represents resilience, leadership, and the enduring strength passed down through generations.
The Hei Toki is a traditional Māori pendant symbolising strength, courage, wisdom, and skilled craftsmanship.
About the studio
The Flower Valley Handmade studio is run by a Kiwi family from their home in Bavaria, in Germany. The studio includes a small pounamu workshop “Phill’s Whare”, which is perched up on the roof of our townhouse. It is in this little studio that the precious New Zealand stone is cut and shaped into the taonga (treasures) that are sold.
The studio is possibly the only working Pounamu workshop in Germany.
Stone is sourced directly from New Zealand rivers and beaches, either from friends and fellow collectors who live there, or by us ourselves when we make out trips back to Aotearoa to visit family and friends.
The studio has relationships with kaitiaki (Gaurdians) of pounamu sources at the Arahura and around Hokitika. Pounamu is sourced ethically and with kaitiaki consent.
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