| CERAMIC POTTERY GREENSTONE Small ORB Vase - From the collection of Peter Shearer. The glaze reflects the colour of greenstone or jade - a precious stone known to Maori as Pounamu and of cultural importance to them. Width: 3.25 inches / 8 cm /
Height: 4.15 inches / 11 cm The glaze reflects the coloUr of greenstone or jade - a precious stone known to Maori as Pounamu and of cultural importance to them.
The Kina is a sea urchin or sea egg (Latin name Evechinus chloroticus) favoured as a delicacy by Maori. |