Māori Ancestor returning home after 250 years away : fns

[–] BlueEther@no.lastname.nz 3 points 9 months ago (4 children)

"The Pou of Hinematioro was carved from Canarywood... " from what now?

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz [S] 3 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Canarywood

Apparently it's a South American tree.

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[–] BlueEther@no.lastname.nz 3 points 9 months ago (2 children)

yea, I searched that - and I don't understand

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[–] Dave@lemmy.nz 2 points 9 months ago (1 child)

It seems it's a word used for lots of woods: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canary_wood

Maybe the eucalyptus one would be most likely?

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[–] BlueEther@no.lastname.nz 2 points 9 months ago

Who knows, all the articles either say canarywood or don't mention any wood type

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