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Show - 12 at the bottom of the sacred Aruhuru River in the middle of Te_ Wainounamu. the Big South Island. And it is to this river your iourney is to take you, my grandsons." One of the younger boys stood, indicating that he wished to ask a nuestion. "Speak, my son. What is vour desire?" the old woman said. ,,TDardon a foolish nuestion, e_ kuia, our grandmother, but bow is one to know the stone in its natural state when we see it? We have all beheld implements and artifacts crafted from it, but few of us have been privileged to see the artisans working with it." "No nuestion is foolish, my young one. A ouestions only shows the asker's eagerness to learn. I shall now tell -vou how you might recognize nounamu in its many forms and patterns: "Kahurangi is a highly prized form of the stcne. It means the robe of the sky, and in color is greener than the ferns of the forest. It is streaked with lighter flashes resembling rolling clouds. "Inanga is named after the fish. This form of nounamu Is semi-clear and blue-white in color. It |
