21st Key - Mask with 21 Paua Inlay huiafeather and new beginnings

and new beginnings

Dimensions: W 35mm x L 85mm

This Pounamu Hei Matau is carved from Raukaraka and lashed with a black adjustable cord

making it a taonga tied closely to the water

21st Key - Mask with 21 Paua Inlay huiafeather and new beginningsThis beautifully engraved 21st Key has the 21 inlayed with paua, followed by a wheku, beautifully engraved with maori designs and paua featured throughout the design. 21 is the age that a person in New Zealand is classed as an adult, and the giving of the 21st key is a strong New Zealand tradition to symbolise opening the door of maturity and becoming an adult. Alternatively, the giving of a key is a symbol of the limitless doors they can open in