Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Pendant, He Kura
Large pounamu pendant in bird form. Light green and light blue-grey. Surface is ground with some flaking near the distal end. Small suspension hole at the proximal end, drilled from both sides. Proximal edge is chipped and oblique, representing the head and beak. Elongated neck with straight sides. Curved stomach protrudes on one side edge at a notch below the neck and back is straight and in line with the neck on the other side edge. Projection at the distal end representing tail feathers, notched below the back.
Provenance Place:
Purakanui, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Otago Heads, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D24.1272
Details
- Provenance Place
- Purakanui, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Otago Heads, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 255 x 40 x 12mm
- Credit Line
- Willi Fels Collection
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D24.1272
- On Display
- Yes
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