Ko Te Mea Nui- The Important Thing Already Ancient Aotearoa

Ko te mea nui began its shape as a pōria (the leg ring for a pet bird). This concept was to convey sentiments of affection in the sense that the pōria (if made for a lover) might keep our loved one close to us bound within the symbol of a ring. From there the pōria design turned to the concept of Tiki and the double 1/2 faced Tiki.

It was told to us that Tiki represents not one full face but 2 half faces performing a hōngi (greeting by the touching of noses). Within that understanding we see the masculine and feminine sides join to create a whole person, greeting each other in the space of affection.

Here the joining of masculine and feminine creates the whole "new being", the "divine being" being represented as a baby.