Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Pendant, He Kura
Pakohu/argillite pendant. Dark grey with a ground surface. Wedge in cross section. Proximal end is tapered and has a deep groove and shallower cutting marks for lashing. One side edge is flattened and the other comes to a blunt edge. Distal end is oblique and chipped, with a bevel on one side, indicating that this may have been reworked from an adze.
Provenance Place:
Milford Sound, Fiordland, Southland, New Zealand
D19.160
Details
- Provenance Place
- Milford Sound, Fiordland, Southland, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 45 x 35 x 7mm
- Media/Materials
- argillite, Sedimentary, Rock, inorganic
- Credit Line
- E. H. Gibson
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D19.160
- On Display
- No
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