Pounamu Windows
Windows allow you to see into or out of something. When you carve ‘windows’ into a piece of pounamu it can allow you to see what is on the inside of the stone.
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Kaitiaki o Whanau
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Moana Whanau
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Akonga – Learning and Connecting
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