{"title":"Kouma\/Breast Plate","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"breast-plate-pounamu-pendant-hapopo-inanga-totoweka-ppbp1200","title":"Breast Plate Pounamu Pendant - NZ Greenstone | Hapopo Īnanga Totoweka","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 0.7em;\"\u003eHandcrafted in \u003cstrong\u003eHokitika, New Zealand\u003c\/strong\u003e, from genuine \u003cstrong\u003eHapopo Īnanga Totoweka Pounamu\u003c\/strong\u003e sourced from New Zealand's West Coast, this Breast Plate pendant showcases soft pale tones cut through with warm reddish-brown markings, making it a truly one-of-a-kind taonga.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 0.7em;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvery pendant is individually photographed, so you can purchase with confidence knowing the exact piece shown is the one that will be carefully packaged and sent to you.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"color:#1F4D36;margin:1.3em 0 0.35em;\"\u003eAbout Hapopo Īnanga Totoweka\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 0.7em;\"\u003eHapopo Īnanga Totoweka brings together two of the West Coast's most distinctive Pounamu characteristics in a single stone. 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