Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Pendant, He Kura
Complete pounamu bird form pendant. Dark green with lighter green inclusions. Translucent and chatoyant. Surface is ground. Large suspension hole at the proximal end, drilled from both sides but one side more than the other. Proximal end curves to one side, representing a bird beak. Straight sides, curving and tapering to one side of the distal end, representing tail feathers.
Provenance Place:
Otago Heads, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Pūrākaunui, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D23.194
Details
- Provenance Place
- Otago Heads, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Pūrākaunui, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 117 x 15.5 x 11mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D23.194
- On Display
- Yes
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