Pounamu Ipu Kohatu (bowl) by Alex Sands pottery plate they were often adorned with

they were often adorned with the feathers of significant birds

Handmade in New Zealand

5cm x 10cm

Such birds included the kaka

Signed by the artist Kenmore Auton

Pounamu Ipu Kohatu (bowl) by Alex Sands pottery plate they were often adorned withSmall Ipu Kohatu (bowl) made from pounamu by Alex Sands 19cm x 11cm x 2. 5cm at the widest points About Pounamu: No two pieces of pounamu are the same, and every stone is treated with the utmost respect by those who source and carve it. Renowned for its beauty and strength, the rare stone is highly valued by both Maori and greater New Zealand. While generically known as greenstone Pounamu refers to the particular types of hard nephrite jade, bowenite