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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Pendant, He Kura

Complete pounamu/nephrite pendant. Light green and silver inaka variety, burnt black around edge. Surface is ground smooth. Tapered and rounded at the proximal end with an off-centre suspension hole drilled mostly from one side. Small notch on one side of the proximal end. One side edge is straight and flattened, the other is curved and bevelled through the distal end.

Production Primary Date:
Mid

Provenance Place:
Long Beach, Otago, New Zealand

D28.524

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
77 x 38 x 10mm
Media/Materials
Nephrite, Jade, mineral, inorganic, Inanga, Pounamu
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D28.524
On Display
No

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