Sands Carving Studio

Specialist - Manaia (Guardian) [Multi-Day Workshop]
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Schedule an specialist level Carve Your Own pounamu workshop for a manaia - a spiritual guardian.

Book the session by paying the $100 deposit to Carve Your Own Taonga. The total price is dependent on the final size of the taonga carved on the day. Deposits are refundable with a minimum of 24 hours' notice before the appointment.

Please see the table below for details and prices.

Length
60mm
70mm
80mm
90mm
100mm

Price
$600
$700
$800
$900
$1000

Create your own taonga (treasured object) with the guidance of our expert carvers, using authentic pounamu (New Zealand greenstone). You don’t need any experience - you’ll shape the stone yourself, step by step, with our support.

This workshop is designed for carvers with next to no carving experience in mind, but previous carving experience is highly recommended. This workshop will take up to 2 full days of 6-7 hrs due to the complexity of the form. In this workshop we will cover the cultural history of the form, the tools and skills necessary for stone-carving and will guide participants through the process of creating a manaia pounamu. By the end of the workshop, participants will have a fully completed and bound manaia to take home.

* Please read Terms & Conditions before booking your session.

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Pekapeka Kahurangi - Greenstone Bat Pendant
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The name pekapeka comes from the native bat of Aotearoa. With eyes in both the physical and spiritual realms, the pekapeka is a formidable kaitiaki (protector). Worn on special occasions, it is carved as twin outward facing manaia (guardians) connected by a single body. It is said that Māui-tikitiki-a-Taranga, the great trickster, would take on the form of the pekapeka.

This pekapeka was carved by Jeremy Walsh from kahurangi pounamu sourced from Marsden of Te Wai Pounamu, Aotearoa. It measures 86mm by 50mm, has a semi-gloss finish, and is bound with an adjustable hand-braided cord.

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Roimata Inanga - Greenstone Teardrop Pendant
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The roimata embodies our emotions in times of joy, sadness, celebration and tribulation. Traditionally made from pounamu adzes or similar tools that were too worn down to be functional, they were gifted as a way of remembering the history and tūpuna (ancestors). They remind us of our humanity, and our ability to overcome adversity even when the path is spiritually difficult.

This roimata was carved by Alex Sands from white flower inanga pounamu sourced from Arahura of Te Wai Pounamu, Aotearoa. It measures 109mm by 19mm, has a glossy finish, and is bound with an adjustable hand-braided cord.

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Pikorua Kahurangi Raukaraka - Greenstone Twist Pendant
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The pikorua (twist) embodies the universal principle of duality and balance. Its intertwined form symbolizes the interconnectedness of opposing forces: light and darkness, masculine and feminine, challenge and progress. The continuous, unbroken twist of the pikorua represents this perpetual movement and the eternal interplay of these forces.

This pikorua is part of a set, with the other matching pikorua here.

This pikorua was carved by Yuki Tanaka from kahurangi raukaraka pounamu sourced from Marsden of Te Wai Pounamu, Aotearoa. It measures 70mm by 19mm, has a glossy finish, and is bound with an adjustable hand-braided cord.

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Manaia Kahurangi - Greenstone Guardian Pendant
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Manaia, a powerful personal guardian in Māori tradition, embodies mana – the concept of power, authority, and prestige. Believed to possess ethereal presence and energy, the manaia protects its wearer and maintains spiritual balance. In Māori cosmology, the manaia is often depicted as a kaitiaki (protector) and messenger between the earthly and spiritual worlds.

This manaia was carved by Mike Matchitt from white flower kahurangi pounamu sourced from Te Wai Pounamu, Aotearoa. It measures 103mm by 41mm, has a matt finish, and is bound with an adjustable hand-braided polyester cord.

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