Rerehua Maui Earrings - SILVER

Rhodium Silver Engraved 60mm pendants. 

MAUI EARRINGS

The Niho design featured at the top represents strength, leadership, resilience and whakapapa. We have blended this into the Polynesian motifs to symbolise the infamous demi-god Maui.

Maui features in many pūrākau throughout Polynesian narratives. Amongst many other achievements, Maui famously fished up Te Ika-a-Maui (North Island), and slowed down the sun in Aotearoa. In Samoa, he is responsible for bringing taro to the people. In Hawaiian legends, Maui is also known to be a clever and daring sailor. The narratives of Maui connect all peoples of the Pacific together.

Kupu hou:

niho = tooth

whakapapa = origins

pūrākau = ancient legends, stories

Te Ika-a-Maui = North Island

Artwork by Tuku Rangitaawa