{"product_id":"manaia-pounamu-pendant-by-ric-moor-1","title":"Manaia Pounamu Pendant | by Ric Moor","description":"\u003cp\u003e This beautiful Manaia pendant has been hand carved from New Zealand pounamu (greenstone\/jade) by carver Ric Moor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe manaia has the head of a bird, the body of a human and the tail of a fish, symbolising the sky, earth and sea which represents the unity between the spiritual, the physical and the afterlife. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePounamu is the Māori name for greenstone or nephrite jade which is only found in the South Island. It is an extremely tough material and is said to absorb the owners essential spirit, feeding it back to them and enhancing their strength.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRic was born in the Bay of Islands where he spent much of his youth carving bone, stone and working with silver but now lives on the West Coast of the South Island. He has been carving for many years and loves working with pounamu because of its permanence and cultural significance.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMade in New Zealand\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ric Moor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45645439762623,"sku":"319162","price":591.3,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0355\/4193\/files\/319162ManaiaPounamuPendantbyRicMoor1.jpg?v=1779071294","url":"https:\/\/store.aucklandmuseum.com\/en-us\/products\/manaia-pounamu-pendant-by-ric-moor-1","provider":"Auckland Museum Online Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}