Ngā Pakiaka 2/2 – Designer Ring

Description

Title:  Ngā Pakiaka 2/2

Artist:  Maia Akerama

Iwi:  Ngāti Raukawa, Te Ātiawa ki Whakarongotai, Ngāti Toa Rangatira

Description:  Contemporary Māori Designer Ring

Detail:  The word Tawai is borrowed from the Māori name of the native Silver Birch tree of Aotearoa.

Pakiaka – roots of a tree

Status:  Series of 2/2

Materials:   Tawai (925 Sterling Silver), Pukepoto (Sapphire), Takawai (Cubic Zirconia), Whakaniwaniwa (Lime Sulphur Oxide)