Douglas Creek Smoke & Glass Toki - Large on Black

A beautiful piece of stone that we have not found since 2017, the photographs just cannot capture her beauty.

Hand-carved from Douglas Creek Pounamu - a South Westland Serpentinite from deep in the Haast mountains.

She has magnificent translucent glassy green translucent tones set in a smoky base stone with shimmers of gold pyrite inclusions, you can see the depth and layers when you stare into the stone.

Our Toki style symbolises courage, leadership and strength.

Findings/Features:

• - Hand-braided wax polyester black extendable cord

• Size:

• -  6.8 x 3.3cm

About Serpentinite:

A rich and varied stone, serpentinite is one of three pounamu stones used in traditional carving, and one of the most recognisable. A metamorphic stone formed from antigorite, lizardite and chrysotile, this wide mix of minerals produce a stone of immense complexity, and individual pieces can contain colours ranging from deep moss green to aquatic blue, with gold, orange, and brown highlights.

Healing Properties:

A healing stone, serpentinite replenishes and restores energies within the body and creates a protective field around its wearer. Sometimes porous, serpentinite can absorb oils from your skin and its colour may deepen over time - this should not be seen as a flaw but as part of the stone’s natural evolution with its wearer.