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What is the name of the hard green rock used for maori carvings?
You could say either Pounamu or Taonga.
What does Pounamu mean in English?
it means green jade orstoen
The maori word for green stone or jade?
Pounamu
What is the English name for pounamu?
It is a form of Jade, commonly known as Greenstone
What is the color of pounamu?
Green. It's the Maori word for greenstone.
An English name starting with 'g' it's maori name is pounamu?
Greenstone.
Who wrote pounamu pounamu?
Witi Ihimaera.
Is Pounamu pounamu non fiction?
No, it is fiction.
What is the maori word for south island?
te wai pounamu
What is pounamu starting with g?
Pounamu from New Zealand is known as greenstones.
What is green stone called is Maori?
Pounamu is the Maori word for green stone. All pounamu in New Zealand belongs to Maori and cannot be collected from its natural environment by any other race- other people can buy it though. Pounamu is a very treasured stone to Maori.
Where can you find pounamu?
Pounamu are found in New Zealand. New Zealand is made up of two islands, the north and the south. Pounamu, or actually Te Wai Pounamu, is 'The South Island'. Green stones, also known as Jade, are found in New Zealand. The natives (Maori) people carved jade into weapons and necklaces called pounamu. The maori believed-and some still do-that Pounamu protects you from evil spirits, the more clear and pure (lighter) the pounamu (Jade stone) is, the more it will protect you.
