Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Pendant, He Kura
Mostly complete kawakawa pounamu/nephrite pendant. Light green and dark green chatoyant bands running diagonally length of pendant. Surface is ground and flaked. Reduced at the proximal end, with a suspension hole. One side edge is straight with a notch or flake missing at the proximal end. The other side edge is curved and has a large notch and a projection, possibly unintentional and caused by a flake breaking off. Distal end has a sharp edge similar to the cutting edge of an adze, with a bevel demarcated by a curved line on one side.
Provenance Place:
Kaikōura, Kaikōura District, Canterbury, New Zealand
D30.562
Details
- Provenance Place
- Kaikōura, Kaikōura District, Canterbury, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 67 x 36 x 5mm
- Credit Line
- Willi Fels Collection
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D30.562
- On Display
- No
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