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Jade sculpture

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Jade sculpture

'Poutini life mask', created by Greymouth carver Ian Boustridge, shows the translucence of a variety of pounamu known as Marsden flower jade (also called Kahurangi pounamu).

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Ian Boustridge - Jade Sculptor

by Ian Boustridge

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Simon Nathan, West Coast region – Sport and culture, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/21163/jade-sculpture (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Simon Nathan, published 3 March 2009, updated 1 September 2016.