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2. Pounamu - Wikipedia

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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 ...

3. Joe Sheehan (artist) - Wikipedia

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   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

4. Hei-tiki - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

5. Bowenite - Wikipedia

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   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]

6. Jewellery in the Pacific - Wikipedia

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   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.

7. WikiProject New Zealand/West Coast task force/Arts - Wikipedia

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   Pounamu carvers Carver Wikidata Wikipedia Quality Commons Notes Peter Hughson — Cliff Dalziel — Bill Mathieson (d. 1989) Q110207358: Also his son. Created 20/12/21.