'Kia Tautoko' Support

Pakohe with Paua Shell inlay.

Represents the support, love and pride between two entities.The figure at the base represents the Tribe from which the uppermost figure or Manaia is part of. The pattern, Raupunga is styled on the Punga Fern and is representative of generations long past, those present and those yet to arrive. The paua Shell gives the taonga a Mauri (essence or life force).