Story: Pounamu – jade or greenstone
Modern tools have extended the types of designs that can be made using pounamu. Here the rind of the pounamu is left on, to form the leaves of a tree, and the pounamu itself is carved into branches.
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Private collection
Photograph by Simon Nathan
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