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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Pendant, He Kura

Complete pounamu pendant. Light green with white inclusions. Surface is ground smooth. One complete and one broken suspension hole. Serrations running along both sides from the proximal end to the distal ends. Distal end is a curved, crescent-moon shape, with one end slightly longer than the other. Edges are rounded.

Provenance Place:
Ruapuke Island, Southland, New Zealand

D12.8

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
68 x 71 x 7mm
Media/Materials
Bowenite, mineral, inorganic, Pounamu, Jade
Credit Line
Gift of Elizabeth Hocken
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D12.8
On Display
No

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