Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Pendant, He Kura
Complete pounamu/nephrite pendant. Mainly kawakawa variety but also touch of totoweka at proximal end. Medium green with black inclusions, orange-brown at proximal edge and light brown at distal end. Surface is ground. Cross section is rectangular. Suspension hole drilled from both ends at the proximal end. Distal end is slightly oblique with rounded sides.
Provenance Place:
Pūrākaunui, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
D2015.2
Details
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 92 x 14 x 5mm
- Credit Line
- Mr Stephen Johnson
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D2015.2
- On Display
- No
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