The Hoopoe
A messenger in gold. Crowned, quick and wise, carried from the old stories of Arabia to you.
The story of the hoopoe
Long before maps, the hoopoe was the traveller of Arabia's skies. Crowned with a fan of feathers, it was said to know every well, garden and hidden path across the desert.
It flew over the stone temples of Marib and the mud-brick towers of Shibam, and wherever it landed, people took it as a sign that good news was on its way.
Today the hoopoe is still a symbol of wisdom, curiosity and safe journeys. Every Wahi piece carries its crown, so you can wear that message too.
Collection
Pendants, earrings and charms crowned with the hoopoe's crest.
The messenger
Across the deserts and gardens of Arabia, the hoopoe was the first to arrive and the first to bring word of what lay ahead. A bird of wisdom, loyalty and far horizons.
Stay tuned for the journey. A new bird will arrives in Chapter two.
From sketch to gold
Each hoopoe begins as a pencil sketch in our studio, then is shaped, set and polished by hand in 18K gold, feather by feather.
Every angle of the crest
Close-ups from the Hoopoe collection
Let the hoopoe find you
Choose your piece, or ask our studio to make one just for you.