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Pounamu


by Basil Keane

He taonga tino nui rawa atu te pounamu ki te Māori – ka rawea, ka reia, ka arongia nuitia. He tohu te pounamu ki te mana me te wehi; he taonga whakarākei, he taonga whakapūmau hoki i te rangimārie.

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Main image: Pounamu touchstone at the national museum, Te Papa Tongarewa

Pounamu touchstone at the national museum,
        Te Papa Tongarewa


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