This is a very unique and rare Kauri Wood Brooche, from the North Island of NZ. The paper about the Brooche explains the natural green color. Handmade and It comes in the Original Box and Artist name is on the backside of the box excellent condition My parents lived in NZ from 1995 thru 2000. Ancient Kauri from New Zealand is the worlds oldest workable wood in the world. Tsunamis leveled the mighty Kauri thousands of years ago and they have been preserved underground in the top half of the North Island of New Zealand for more than 45,000 years. The further north they are found, research has shown the older the Kauri is. Buried just below the surface of the ground and preserved in the water of peat swamps, the Ancient Kauri wood has neither petrified nor turned to coal. This underground resting place, sealed from the air, became a perfectly balanced cocoon that preserved the giant trees.