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On 2006-12-15 13:59, Paipo wrote:
Bumping this thread so everyone can see your old stuff, and also because this is a favourite subject of mine.
When I was in Rarotonga I met a couple of artists who were involved with the voyaging canoe society, who told me all about the old trade/migration routes between the various Polynesian islands. Jade adzes from NZ have turned up all over the place. I have one I bought on ebay from a guy in Hawaii that was IDed by Terence Barrow when he was working at the Bishop Museum - it was dug up at an old village site in Hawaii, and it is very ancient. Going on what I know about jade, I would guess it had been in the ground for many hundreds of years. I think it's pretty cool it made it back to where it came from, and although aesthetically it's one of the worst in my collection (it was broken in 2 when excavated), its history means it is one of my most prized possessions. If it could only speak.....
By the way - what beach did you find your jade on? Was it in NZ?
That is so cool, I've seen some jade beads found here in Hawaii but never an adze head. What a score.
I wish it was in NZ that i found it but I've never been there, someday. I found the jade among other rounded stones on the coast in San Pedro, California.
Ben, Thanks for the kind words. Your positivity goes a long way.
Queen Kam, Mahalos, Real nice of you to say I have a style.
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