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  2. Kauri gum - Wikipedia

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    It can also be used to make crafts such as jewellery. Kauri forests once covered much of the North Island of New Zealand, before early settlers caused the forests to retreat, causing several areas to revert to weeds, scrubs, and swamps. [1] Even afterwards, ancient kauri fields and the remaining forests continued to provide a source for the gum.

  3. Jewellery in the Pacific - Wikipedia

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    Jewellery making in the Pacific started later than in other areas, due to relatively recent human settlement. Early Polynesian jewellery , which was made of bone, wood and other natural materials, has not survived.

  4. New Zealand art - Wikipedia

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    Pounamu (greenstone), a form of jade was carved and treasured and other kinds of stone were also used, especially in the North Island. Both stone and bone were used to create jewellery such as the hei-tiki. Large scale stone face carvings were also sometimes created. The introduction of metal tools by Europeans changed some carving styles.

  5. Hei-tiki - Wikipedia

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    Traditionally there were several types of hei-tiki which varied widely in form. Modern-day hei-tiki, however, may be divided into two types. The first type is rather delicate with a head/body ratio of approximately 30/70 and small details such as ears, elbows and knees.

  6. 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.

  7. Michael Hill Jeweller - Wikipedia

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    The company started in 1979, when Michael Hill and his wife, Christine, opened their first store in the New Zealand town of Whangārei.A unique retail jewellery formula that included dramatically different store designs, a product range devoted exclusively to jewellery and almost saturation levels of high impact advertising elevated the company to national prominence.

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