{"product_id":"life-force-tama-matua-2026","title":"\"Life Force: Tama Matua\" 2026","description":"\u003cp\u003eA very small pohutukawa root from a fallen tree at Beachlands, mounted on a pohutukawa base with a stainless steel connector.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt its crown, the root forms a natural lemniscate — an infinity loop, unhurried and complete. Below, the base is smooth, warm, young. Above, something ancient. The contrast is the conversation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTama Matua\u003c\/em\u003e means grandfather in Samoan. I am part Samoan. This piece carries that lineage — tall, calm, having seen much of life. The root did not try to form that shape. It simply grew, and time made it so.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePohutukawa root · Pohutukawa base · Stainless steel connector · Approx. 350mm height · 2026\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"JOHN ALLEN SCULPTOR","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58753016103072,"sku":null,"price":650.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/8172\/0224\/files\/IMG_0648.jpg?v=1787375225","url":"https:\/\/www.johnallensculptor.com\/products\/life-force-tama-matua-2026","provider":"JOHN ALLEN SCULPTOR","version":"1.0","type":"link"}