{"product_id":"niho-pounamu-pendant-kokopu-totoweka-ppni1130","title":"Niho \/ Tooth Pounamu Pendant - NZ Greenstone | Kōkopu Totoweka","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 0.7em;\"\u003eHandcrafted in \u003cstrong\u003eHokitika, New Zealand\u003c\/strong\u003e, from genuine \u003cstrong\u003eKōkopu Totoweka Pounamu\u003c\/strong\u003e sourced from New Zealand's West Coast, this Niho pendant showcases deep olive tones and distinctive speckled 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 Kōkopu Totoweka\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 0.7em;\"\u003eKōkopu Totoweka takes its name from the kōkopu, the native freshwater fish whose speckled markings the stone so closely resembles. Flecks and spots of darker colour are scattered through a deep olive-green body, and the reddish-brown (totoweka) inclusions add further warmth and depth. It is one of the most characterful varieties of West Coast Pounamu, and every piece carries a pattern found nowhere else.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"color: #1f4d36; margin: 1.3em 0 0.35em;\"\u003eAbout the Niho\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 0.7em;\"\u003eThe Niho takes its form from the tooth, a shape traditionally associated with strength, courage, and protection. Niho pendants were worn by warriors and by travellers seeking safe passage and good fortune, particularly across water. Today the design represents determination, authority, and protection for the person who wears it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 0.7em;\"\u003eEach pendant is carefully shaped and polished to highlight the natural beauty of the stone, creating a timeless taonga to wear every day or gift to someone special.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"color: #1f4d36; margin: 1.3em 0 0.35em;\"\u003eAuthenticity\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 0.7em;\"\u003eThis pendant is authenticated through the Ngāi Tahu Pounamu scheme, the iwi-led programme that guarantees the stone is genuine New Zealand pounamu, lawfully sourced from the rivers of Te Waipounamu and carved with the cultural care it is due.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 0.7em;\"\u003eIt arrives with its own authentication card carrying a unique traceability code. 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