Maori jade is also called greenstone or pounamu after the Maori word for this type of jade. Maori jade is also called greenstone or pounamu after the Maori word for this type of jade.Maori jade is also called greenstone or pounamu after the Maori word for this type of jade.Maori jade is also called greenstone or pounamu after the Maori word for this type of jade.
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In New Zealand, the ornamental stone jade is called greenstone. This type of jade (nephrite) is also called ‘pounamu‘ after the Maori word for greenstone. Pounamu, which is classified as semi-precious stone, is gathered in riverbeds, especially on the western side of the South Island of New Zealand. The highly prized stone was hard to obtain in the sometimes treacherous transalpine areas. The Maori call the Southern Island ‘Te Wai Pounamu’, which means ‘the greenstone water’.
Especially Hokitika and the nearby Arahura river are the center of the pounamu district. …

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Pounamu is the Maori name for New Zealand jade. Historically it has been of great importance to the Maori. Not only because of the practical uses of this material. The hard stone was very suitable for …