Friedensreich Hundertwasser based his koru flag for New Zealand on the symbol, and it also formed the basis for a notable series of artworks by Gordon Walters. The koru swirls are also reminiscent of the Tomoe symbol in Japan.The New Zealand national korfball team is nicknamed The Korus.oru can also refer to bone carvings. Those generally take the shape of the uncurling fern frond. When bone is worn on the skin, it changes colour as oil is absorbed. MÄori took this to symbolise that the spirit of the person was inhabiting the pendant.
The black death typically refers to a great pandemic, probably bubonic plague, that swept Asia, then Europe in 1346-49, recurring periodically (though never quite as severely) into the 20th century.
Bubonic plague is fatal (though there is now a cure) and leads to an infection of the lymph nodes, which become swollen (bubo is Latin for bump). Here's what actually happens. The bacteria grow inside the flea, causing conditions which block the insect's stomach and induce extreme hunger. The flea starts to feed on a host, and in this way the disease spreads. Boccaccio, Plutarch and Chaucer all mention the Black Death in their literary works. The disease made short life spans even shorter.