pounamon

Updated: January 11, 2026

On this island pigs were to be found, but no "pounamon" the green jade which the New Zealanders use in the manufacture of their most valuable tools; strange to say, however, jade is to be found on the southern island, but there are no pigs.

Jules Verne - Celebrated Travels and Travellers: Part III. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century