In one culture, this material is used to make a kind of club called the mere and a pendant known as the Hei-tiki.
In one culture, this material is used to make a kind of club called the mere and a pendant known as the Hei-tiki. In a different region, this resource was obtained exclusively from the Motagua River valley and was used to create "beak birds," "axe gods," and a ten pound head of Kinich Ahau. In another civilization, the flat bi and the east-representing gui are among the "six ritual" kinds of objects made from this substance. Beads of this mineral were placed in the mouths of Mayan corpses, and burial suits made entirely of this material have been recovered from the tombs of Liu Sheng and Dou Wan, among other Han Dynasty elites. For 10 points, name this mineral, which is commonly found in Maori and ancient Chinese art objects, and had such an exalted status in Chinese culture that the chief of the pantheon was known as this kind of "emperor."
In one culture, this material is used to make a kind of club called the mere and a pendant known as the Hei-tiki.
{jade} [accept specific geologic forms of jade from Seth Teitler]