Maori Manaia - Protector and Guardian ledger art The stones are natural high

The stones are natural high grade Sleeping Beauty turquoise

Beavers were almost hunted to extinction in North America due to the greed of the fashion industry in the 1800s

representing eagle feathers

Holds up to 30 lbs

These earrings were in the collection of the owner of Gathering Tribes

Maori Manaia - Protector and Guardian ledger art The stones are natural highMaori handmade Manaia is an intelligent force of nature in the Maori culture. This Manaia was carved from cow bone and has paua shell eyes. It is strung on hand woven wax cord with a clasp is a green jade bead and round enclosure. More about Manaia below. The owner of Gathering Tribes obtained these while part of a Movement Rights Indigenous delegation to Aotearoa to meet with Maori leaders about the Rights of Mother Earth and how they protected the