Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Pendant, He Kura
Pounamu/nephrite pendant. Kahurangi variety, bright green with light brown inclusions. Surface has been ground. Proximal end is tapered and straight. Below the proximal end, pendant widens at "shoulders" and is curved in a crescent shape. Distal end is rounded.
Production Primary Date:
Mid
Provenance Place:
Westland District, West Coast, New Zealand
D18.19
Details
- Provenance Place
- Westland District, West Coast, New Zealand
- Field Collection Place
- Ōtākou, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 73 x 20 x 4mm
- Credit Line
- Mr Adolph Moritzson
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D18.19
- On Display
- No
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