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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 4312997, member: 2844&quot;]It is beautiful, charlie, and yes, jade. A Hei-Manaia/Hei-Matau. Hei means hanging or pendant, matau a fish hook, manaia is a messenger between worlds and a guardian spirit.</p><p>Manaias come in different shapes, mine (below) has a body that resembles a Hei-Tiki.</p><p><br /></p><p>It certainly could, with these modern Maori jades you can only know for sure if you bought it from a reputable seller. Even NZ sellers sell Chinese made &#039;Maori jades&#039;.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie14" alt=":arghh:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Maybe the size of your jade speaks for a Maori maker?<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie66" alt=":nailbiting:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]351479[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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