turnbullephemera: Greenstone and gold jewellery featuring Maori greetings and tiki were a popular it
turnbullephemera: Greenstone and gold jewellery featuring Maori greetings and tiki were a popular item at the beginning of the twentieth century, when overseas visitors bought them, and New Zealanders sent them to relatives overseas. Stewart Dawson’s offered all manner of variations on the theme, and also sold knives, forks and spoons with greenstone handles. Stewart Dawson & Co (N.Z.) Ltd: N.Z. greenstone jewellery, manufactured from specially selected greenstone, mounted with 9ct. gold. [1901. Page 19] Eph-A-RETAIL-SD-1901-01-19 -- source link