Maori carvers use greenstone to create versions of the design, an echo of the legend that Maui pulled their islands from the sea. A hei matau, made from pounamu, the Maori word for New Zealand jade or ...
Designs range from Africa-inspired pieces to earrings that echo ones found in King Tut’s tomb. By Susanne Fowler LONDON — People go to museums to see works of art in one form or another. And from the ...