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The Māori word pounamu is derived from namu, an archaic word that describes blue-green (or 'grue') cognate with Tahitian ninamu. [2] Pounamu, also used in New Zealand English, in itself refers to two main types of green stone valued for carving: nephrite jade, classified by Māori as kawakawa, kahurangi, īnanga, and other names depending on colour; and translucent bowenite, a type of ...
Joe Sheehan (born 1976 in Nelson, New Zealand) is a stone artist and jeweller who works primarily in pounamu (New Zealand greenstone or jade). [ 1 ] Joe Sheehan
Hinepare, a woman of the Ngāti Kahungunu tribe, wearing a hei-tiki Hei-tiki; circa 18th century; nephrite and haliotis shell; height: 10.9 cm (4 1 ⁄ 4 in.); from New Zealand; Los Angeles County Museum of Art (USA) The hei-tiki (Māori pronunciation: [hɛi ˈtiki], New Zealand English: / h eɪ ˈ t ɪ k i / [1]) is an ornamental pendant of ...
Polished slab of bowenite serpentine, a variety of antigorite.. Bowenite is a hard, compact variety of the serpentinite species antigorite (Mg 3 (OH)O 4 Si 2 O 5). [1] Classed as a semi-precious gemstone, [2] it has been used for tools, weapons and jewellery by the Māori in New Zealand, [3] [4] and for jewellery by Fabergé. [5]
New Zealand jewellery designers (2 P) S. New Zealand silversmiths (3 P) Pages in category "New Zealand jewellers" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of ...
Jewellery in the Pacific, with the exception of Australia, is worn to be a symbol of either power, but in many cases across the Pacific, jewellery is worn to show fertility. As a prime example, the hei-tiki of the New Zealand Māori is said to be a sign of fertility.
A massive, 836lb emerald thought to be worth as much as $1bn, and rumored to be cursed, will return to its home soil of Brazil, a US court ruled this week.
Fingers shows and sells the work primarily of New Zealand jewellers, but also of international jewellers, mostly from Australia and Europe. [1] Established in 1974, Fingers is the longest running institution of its type in New Zealand, and one of the longest running contemporary jewellery spaces in the world. [2]