. Memoirs of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History. Natural history; Ethnology. 24 JlAWAlfAN STONE IMfLEMEN7^S. sliJipe of adzes, clnl).s, amulets or ornaments are among tlic clioiccst of worked stone objects and are fonnd in every mnsenni. The middle is'lajid of tlic New Zealand ,e;r()iip lias been sometimes named for the greenstone or poujianiit found there, but the name properly belongs only to the rpiar- ries,— Ee Tcai poitiiamii. Alaii}' grades of greenstone are worked, l)iit the ehoice, deli- cately colored and somewhat translucent varieties nsnall}

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. Memoirs of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum of Polynesian Ethnology and Natural History. Natural history; Ethnology. 24 JlAWAlfAN STONE IMfLEMEN7^S. sliJipe of adzes, clnl).s, amulets or ornaments are among tlic clioiccst of worked stone objects and are fonnd in every mnsenni. The middle is'lajid of tlic New Zealand ,e;r()iip lias been sometimes named for the greenstone or poujianiit found there, but the name properly belongs only to the rpiar- ries,— Ee Tcai poitiiamii. Alaii}' grades of greenstone are worked, l)iit the ehoice, deli- cately colored and somewhat translucent varieties nsnall}' called jade arc the ones of present interest. These are very hard and fine-grained and lend themselves to earefnl and patient work as few other stones. Dr. A. B. Meyer tlie distinguished Director of the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum. Honolulu : Bishop Museum Press

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