Hand Carved Pounamu Taonga Kotiate - by Alex Sands taonga 11cm x 4cm x 3cm

11cm x 4cm x 3cm

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Hand Carved Pounamu Taonga Kotiate - by Alex Sands taonga 11cm x 4cm x 3cmPounamu Kotiate Handcarved by Alex Sands Ngunguru Iwi About Kotiate: The kotiate was a prized weapon and also used by chiefs when speech making. It is a curiously shaped weapon noted for the carved notches on the blade. The notches were used in a ripping action. The word kotiate literally means 'to divide, split in two'. About Pounamu: No two pieces of pounamu are the same, and every stone is treated with the utmost respect by those who source and