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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

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Stone, Worked

Piece of worked pounamu. Bowenite/tangiwai variety, rounded at proximal end and tapering from shoulders to pointed distal end - teardrop shape. Feather fractured and highly translucent. No perforation hole, surface has white paint on proximal end.

Provenance Place:
Jackson Bay, Westland District, West Coast, New Zealand

D22.446

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
77 x 15 x 4mm
Media/Materials
Tangiwai, Pounamu, Jade, mineral, inorganic
Credit Line
Captain John Bollons
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D22.446
On Display
No

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