These greenstone drop pendants feature our silver fern bail (loop attachment) design and are available in 9ct gold or sterling silver. Other metals can be made for you on request. This beautiful genuine NZ greenstone is highly polished and shows natural colorations which add to its unique and interesting appearance.

lf you would like another shape of greenstone cut with this fern bail please contact us and we can arrange this for you with our greenstone carver on the west coast.

length of greenstone drop 45mm
options in sterling silver or 9ct Y gold (gold pendant can be sold seperately)
genuine NZ greenstone/ pounamu
available in other metals. Contact us for a quote
chain length 45 cm
handmade in our Nelson workshop
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There are many legends around New Zealand's precious Pounamu. One of them is the legend of Poutini.

Poutini is a water spirit Taniwha that swims up and down South Islands West coast protecting People and the precious Pounamu (Greenstone).

Legend has it that Poutini saw a young woman, Waitaiki, bathing near Tūhua in the North Island. Poutini fell in love with Waitaiki but she was married. Her husband Tama-ahua found out and threatened to kill Poutini. Poutini abducted Waitaiki and fled to the South Island. Tama-ahua did not give up and when there seemed no way out Poutini hid Waitaiki in the bed of the Arahura River and changed her into Pounamu before he fled out to sea.

As the river washes over Waitaiki fragments are carried down stream to the sea. So Waitaiki became the mother-load of all Pounamu found down the Arahura River.