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POUNAMU
New Zealand
Greenstone The name Pounamu is very ancient. It is the name
given to New Zealand Jade by Nahue, one of the first Maori to visit
and explore New Zealand. Nahue was a stone worker of great mana and
had searched far and wide for "The Stone of the Gods". He is
believed to have come from an Island in eastern Polynesia, possibly
Easter Island.
Mere Pounamu is a star that when seen in the
sky over eastern Polynesia signals the time to set sail for the
distant shores of Aotearoa, The Waka of the Gods, New Zealand. This
star flashes with the colours green, white, blue & brown. When
Nahue beheld the beautiful Jade he saw all these colours in the
stone. Ancient custom says everything in the stars is reflected in
the Earth so he named the Jade "Pounamu", after the star that guided
him across the Pacific to discover "The Stone of the Gods" in
Aotearoa. |
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