NZ KAURI GUM PENDANTS
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Kauri gum is a resin (a sticky substance) produced by New Zealand’s giant kauri trees. Most kauri gum is found in Northland. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, many people headed for the gumfields of Northland, hoping to find gum and sell it.
Dalmatians, Māori and British worked as diggers. They used a spear and a specially designed spade to find and dig it up.
Māori called kauri gum kāpia. They chewed it like chewing gum. They used gum to start fires, because it burns easily. They mixed the soot from burnt gum with oil or fat, and used it in moko (facial tattoos).
From the 1840s, kauri gum was exported to Britain and America to make varnish. Later, it was used in linoleum, a floor covering.
Dalmatians, Māori and British worked as diggers. They used a spear and a specially designed spade to find and dig it up.
Māori called kauri gum kāpia. They chewed it like chewing gum. They used gum to start fires, because it burns easily. They mixed the soot from burnt gum with oil or fat, and used it in moko (facial tattoos).
From the 1840s, kauri gum was exported to Britain and America to make varnish. Later, it was used in linoleum, a floor covering.
dal QG25A
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dal QG25A
Kauri Toki $34.50 25mm long x 18mm wide |
dal QG25B
Kauri Toki $34.50 25mm long x 21mm wide |
dal QG09A
Kauri Macrame Pendant $34.50 26mm long x 15mm wide |
dal QG09B
Kauri Macrame Pendant $34.50 28mm long x 20mm wide |
dal QG09C
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dal QG12
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dal QG24
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dal QG02A
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dal QG09C
Kauri Macrame Pendant $27.99 28mm long x 20mm wide |
dal QG12
Kauri Heart Pendant $37.99 17mm long x 19mm wide |
dal QG24
Kauri Toki $50.99 32mm long x 21mm wide |
dal QG02A
Kauri Toki $59.99 25mm long x 16mm wide |
dal QG02B
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dal QG21
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dal QG21B
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dal QG02B
Kauri Toki $59.99 29mm long x 19mm wide |
dal QG21A
Kauri Toki $80.50 48mm long x 18mm wide |
dal QG21B
Kauri Toki $80.50 48mm long x 30mm wide |