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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Pendant, He Kura

Complete pounamu/nephrite pendant. Light green kahurangi variety with white inclusions. Surface is ground with some bruising. Cross section is rectangular. Suspension hole drilled from both sides; evidence of broken-out suspension holes on the proximal edge. Slightly curved to one side, with a very oblique distal end. One side has a bevel demarcated by a line.

Provenance Place:
Golden Bay, New Zealand

D24.1113

Details

Provenance Place
Golden Bay, New Zealand
Cultural Group
Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
75 x 34 x 8mm
Media/Materials
greenstone, Jade, mineral, inorganic, Pounamu
Credit Line
Willi Fels Collection
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D24.1113
On Display
No

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