Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Pendant, He Kura
Unfinished pounamu pendant. Dark green kawakawa variety, chatoyant and highly translucent. Sides are ground smooth but some edges are broken and chipped. Suspension hole at the proximal end, nearly broken out. Cutting mark running from just below suspension hole to distal end. Distal end juts to one side at an angle. Inside curve of angle is worked on the side edge.
Production Primary Date:
Mid
Provenance Place:
Whareakeake, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Anita Bay, Milford Sound, Fiordland, Southland, New Zealand
D24.1440
Details
- Provenance Place
- Whareakeake, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Anita Bay, Milford Sound, Fiordland, Southland, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 51 x 46.5 x 7.5mm
- Credit Line
- Willi Fels
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D24.1440
- On Display
- No
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