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Description: | NEW ZEALAND The haliotis iris (common name paua) is unique to New Zealand. It comes from the worldwide family Haliotidae, which contains nearly 130 species from oceans in both tropical and temperate zones. Haliotis iris is the largest, commonest and best known of the species and has been used for food since ancient times. The shells were used by the Maori to add decorative inserts into wood carvings. | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | MAORI : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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