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2. Hei matau - Wikipedia

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   A hei matau is a bone or greenstone carving in the shape of a highly stylised fish hook. They represent good luck and safe travel across water. They represent good luck and safe travel across water. [ 1 ]

3. Pounamu - Wikipedia

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   Pounamu matau barb Pounamu hei matau pendant, a heavily stylized fishhook The southwest coast of New Zealand is named Te Wai Pounamu ("The greenstone waters"), after its deposits of greenstone, and the area resembles greenstone in this view from space. [1] The term is also the official Māori name for the South Island.

4. Manaia (mythological creature) - Wikipedia

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   It is a very common form in Maori jewellery (possibly only less common than the hei-tiki and hei matau), and is often found worn as a pendant carved from bone or greenstone. Manaia designs vary subtly in form between iwi, though they are often depicted as three-fingered, with these digits representing the trinity of birth, life, and death. A ...

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   Pat Pruitt’s body piercing jewelry business came to a halt after being confronted with much cheaper Chinese-made items. Other artists have contended with the same issue of art made in China, the ...

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   Adorably coined "Minibar," Baublebar's collection of jewelry for kids is specially designed to fit tiny wrists and fingers. We especially love this adjustable rainbow name bracelet. $256 at Baublebar

7. 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 ...