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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. Manaia (mythological creature) - Wikipedia

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   Manaia pounamu carving. The Manaia is a mythological creature in Māori culture, and is a common motif in Māori carving [1] and jewellery.. The Manaia is usually depicted as having the head of a bird and the tail of a fish and the body of a man, though it is sometimes depicted as a bird, a serpent, or a human figure in profile.

4. List of jewellery types - Wikipedia

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5. Hei-tiki - Wikipedia

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   The mockumentary film Hei Tiki was released in 1935, with a New York Times review describing the plot as being about a "chieftain's daughter who is declared tabu and destined to be the bride of the war god", attributing the title to mean "love charm" (a Hei-tiki pendant interpretation).

6. Pounamu Pathway - Wikipedia

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   The Pounamu Pathway is a $34.5 million New Zealand tourism venture, launched in 2020 by the Māori hap ...

7. 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]