CATEGORY | 3D-printed jewellery design

MATERIAL | Nylon, dyed. 91mm with black adjustable cord hand plaited
TECHNIQUE | 3D printed

Hei tiki pendant in red, with the aramoana pattern, meaning ‘pathway to the sea’, represents the flow of our toto (ancestry or bloodlines) around the body.
Taepa embodies the tradition of innovation within te ao Māori in the hei tiki, with surface patterns inspired by aramoana and pop culture of the 1970s and 80s to create his own iteration of the classic hei tiki pendant.
Hei means suspended from the neck, tiki broadly means carved human figures. Hei tiki are regarded as revered heirlooms (taonga) passed down from one generation to another. Connecting the wearer to their ancestors.
Clothing in image is a red merino and silk nuno skirt and vintage woven obi used here as a bodice top over a black merino silk knit top made by Deb Donnelly.

Photographer: Destina Munro
Model: Pia Thompson

CITY/COUNTRY | Papamoa, Aotearoa/New Zealand