Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Pendant, He Kura
Complete pounamu/nephrite pendant. Green, silver, and black kawakawa variety. Surface is ground. Tapers toward the proximal end, with a suspension hole drilled from both sides in the centre. Distal edge is oblique and chipped at one side and ground flat at the other side. Pendant has possibly been reworked from a chisel.
Production Primary Date:
Mid
Provenance Place:
Pūrākaunui, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D25.1947
Details
- Provenance Place
- Pūrākaunui, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 55 x 23 x 4mm
- Credit Line
- James Murdoch
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D25.1947
- On Display
- No
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