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Kōrero: Pounamu – jade or greenstone

Kapeu – he whakakai

Kapeu – ear pendant

He piko a raro o te kapeu. He nui te mana o tēnei taonga. He kapeu kei te taringa o te rangatira kei te waitohu o Aotearoa.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Permission of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

Ngā whakaahua me ngā rauemi katoa o tēnei kōrero

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Basil Keane, Pounamu – jade or greenstone – Implements and adornment, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/object/7683/kapeu-he-whakakai (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Basil Keane, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.

Comments

Paddy Cooper
23 October 2014
What is the meaning of kapeu?