Ōnewa
Material Culture · Aotearoa / Pounamu
Honed · Worked · Lashed

Stone that
holds the
work in it.

A monochrome basalt ground, ground smooth against the river. Flax-tan lashing binds the haft; deep pounamu greenstone is the only color allowed in.

Material
Fine-grained basalt
Finish
Pecked & honed
Accent
Pounamu green
ŌNEWA BASALT · HAND-HONED · ONE GREENSTONE
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