{"product_id":"hinetakurua-whetu-earrings-gold-by-nichola-te-kiri","title":"Hinetakurua - Whetū Earrings - Gold | by Nichola Te Kiri","description":"\u003cp\u003e These beautiful earrings by Nichola are inspired by Hinetakurua known as the Winter Maiden. This collection is based on different personifications of the elements of winter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHinetakurua is known as the Winter maiden and is the wife of Tamanuiterā (the Sun) along with her sister Hineraumati.  Hinetakurua\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e is the daughter of Tangaroa akiukiu and is a sister to Hineraumati. She is also personified by the star Sirius, which is the brightest star in the night sky. Her realm is the ocean, her task is to produce and conserve fish with her father.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eTogether with Tamanuiterā, Hinetakurua has a number of children, and each of them is connected to the afflictions of winter including frost, snow, cold winds and the hard frozen earth.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAll of these children are stars that are located near Hinetakurua.  When they are seen on the horizon before the rising of the sun, winter is upon the earth and the children come down from the heavens bringing the many faces of winter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis design is based on the whetū (star) that is Hinetakurua.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInspired by her heritage and upbringing as a woman of Māori and Pakeha descent, Nichola Te Kiri creates jewellery, fashion and homewares for her label Nichola. She believes in the importance of mahi- storytelling, through shared stories the taonga of her work comes alive, creating a unique contemporary Māori Design.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMade out of a coloured gravograph material and finished with silver plated hooks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMade in New Zealand\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nichola Te Kiri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45687813210303,"sku":"325802","price":50.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0355\/4193\/files\/HinetakuruaWhetu-GoldEarringsbyNicholaTeKiri1.jpg?v=1780627272","url":"https:\/\/store.aucklandmuseum.com\/products\/hinetakurua-whetu-earrings-gold-by-nichola-te-kiri","provider":"Auckland Museum Online Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}