Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Pendant, Cast, He Kura
Complete cast of a pendant. Original appears to have been made from a human skull as profile is curved and surface includes cranial suture grooves. Anthropomorphic lizard shape with spirals at buttocks, shoulders, and around eyes. Three-toed feet protruding from either side of the distal end. Proper left side hand is in the shape of a bird-head with beak. Proximal end is in the shape of a head with eyes painted blue-green and a suspension hole on the tongue.
Provenance Place:
Unlocalised, New Zealand
D38.117
Details
- Provenance Place
- Unlocalised, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Unlocalised, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 124.5 x 110 x 42mm
- Credit Line
- British Museum
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D38.117
- On Display
- No
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