New Zealand Greenstone Golden Nephrite Flower Jade Maori Pounamu Shell Pendant

NEW ZEALAND GREENSTONE GOLDEN NEPHRITE FLOWER JADE MAORI POUNAMU SHELL PENDANT. STUNNING BRIGHT GOLDEN OCHRE SHADES IN THIS&###xA0; ONE OF KIND NEW ZEALAND GEM GRADE SUPER RARE POUNAMU FLOWER JADE MAORI OYSTER SHELL NECKLACE&###xA0;- hand&###xA0;carved and&###xA0;perfectly&###xA0;finished with a PERFECT SATIN POLISH by South Island master carver Gavin Thompson.

THIS MAGNIFICENT PENDANT IS LARGE AND SUBSTANTIAL - it measures 2.6" by 2" and weighs 62gms with a rounded smooth three dimensional depth of 11mms - suspended on a superstrong black hand braided waxed adjustable cord (max length 24", min 12"). It comes with my authenticity card. Pounamu is found only in the South Island of New Zealand. Because of this, the island was originally named Te W&###x101;hi Pounamu (the place of pounamu), but over time this name changed to Te Wai Pounamu (the greenstone waters). No other jade should be classified as pounamu as it is a Maori name for the stone.

There are ten main types of pounamu:&##x2028. &###x2022; Arahura - a dark velvet green. &###x2022; Inanga - pale blue or green - can be opaque or translucent. &###x2022; Totoweka - a rare type - streaked or spotted with red. &###x2022; Kahotea - dark green with darker inclusions. &###x2022; Kawakawa - rich leaf green sometimes with dark freckling. &###x2022; Kohuwai - a misty grey blue with vivid bright green - like moss in a stream. &###x2022; Kokopu - sometimes called troutstone - silver or golden green with brown freckling.

&###x2022; Kahurangi - emerald clear green sometimes with white feathering - highly prized. &###x2022; Raukaraka - called Flower Jade - varied greens with gold/orange blooms. &###x2022; Tangiwai - bowenite - found only in certain areas of Aotearoa NZ - dark blue/green - exceptional translucence. The carvings I offer are priced incredibly reasonably for genuine artist carved&###xA0;NZ POUNAMU which will soon become impossible to obtain. All my pendants are blessed in the Maori tradition.

&###xA0;All my photos are taken outside in natural light - no digital enhancement - no photoshopping - what you see is what you get! M&###x101;ori valued pounamu in the same way Europeans valued gold. Around the 1870s, Te Otatu from Coromandel remarked: &###x2018;Let the gold be worked by the white men.

It was not a thing known to our ancestors. My only treasure is the pounamu. The main deposits used by M&###x101;ori are in the districts around the Taramakau and Arahura rivers in Westland, coastal south Westland and the Lake Wakatipu area in Otago. In addition, there is a significant field of bowenite in Milford Sound (Piopiotahi). Traditionally, the pounamu in the Arahura River has been most important for Poutini Ng&###x101;i Tahu (Ng&###x101;i Tahu people on the West Coast), with the junction of this river and Waitaiki (Olderog) Stream being particularly important.

&###x200B;&###x200B;&###x200B;&###x200B;&###x200B;&###x200B;&##x200B. Authentic Pounamu Jade + Bone Carvings from Aotearoa New Zealand, the land of the Maori people and the inspiring scenery you saw in Lord of the Rings! &###xA0; All other buyers may choose this option if required. STUNNING BRIGHT GOLDEN OCHRE SHADES IN THIS ONE OF KIND NEW ZEALAND GEM GRADE SUPER RARE POUNAMU FLOWER JADE MAORI OYSTER SHELL NECKLACE - hand carved and perfectly finished with a PERFECT SATIN POLISH by South Island master carver Gavin Thompson.

Because of this, the island was originally named Te Wāhi Pounamu (the place of pounamu), but over time this name changed to Te Wai Pounamu (the greenstone waters). There are ten main types of pounamu:  • Arahura - a dark velvet green • Inanga - pale blue or green - can be opaque or translucent • Totoweka - a rare type - streaked or spotted with red • Kahotea - dark green with darker inclusions • Kawakawa - rich leaf green sometimes with dark freckling • Kohuwai - a misty grey blue with vivid bright green - like moss in a stream.   • Kokopu - sometimes called troutstone - silver or golden green with brown freckling • Kahurangi - emerald clear green sometimes with white feathering - highly prized • Raukaraka - called Flower Jade - varied greens with gold/orange blooms • Tangiwai - bowenite - found only in certain areas of Aotearoa NZ - dark blue/green - exceptional translucence. The carvings I offer are priced incredibly reasonably for genuine artist carved NZ POUNAMU which will soon become impossible to obtain. All my photos are taken outside in natural light - no digital enhancement - no photoshopping - what you see is what you get! New Zealand gold Māori valued pounamu in the same way Europeans valued gold. Around the 1870s, Te Otatu from Coromandel remarked: ‘Let the gold be worked by the white men.

’ The main deposits used by Māori are in the districts around the Taramakau and Arahura rivers in Westland, coastal south Westland and the Lake Wakatipu area in Otago. Traditionally, the pounamu in the Arahura River has been most important for Poutini Ngāi Tahu (Ngāi Tahu people on the West Coast), with the junction of this river and Waitaiki (Olderog) Stream being particularly important. The item "NEW ZEALAND GREENSTONE GOLDEN NEPHRITE FLOWER JADE MAORI POUNAMU SHELL PENDANT" is in sale since Friday, May 11, 2018. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Cultures & Ethnicities\Pacific Islands". The seller is "actonpark" and is located in Slice of Heaven.

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Country/Region of Manufacture: New Zealand