Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Pendant, He Kura
Complete pounamu pendant. Tangiwai/bowenite variety, mid-green with light brown inclusions, high transparency. Surface is ground smooth. Curved with broken suspension hole and notches on one side of the proximal end. Large rectangular notched projection on the outer edge of the curve. Several shallower notches below the projection. Distal end is tapered to a dull point. Comp Sp. p95 (4.200)
Provenance Place:
Kaikōura, Kaikōura District, Canterbury, New Zealand
D38.993
Details
- Provenance Place
- Kaikōura, Kaikōura District, Canterbury, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 93 x 35 x 15mm
- Credit Line
- Dr Frank Borrie
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D38.993
- On Display
- No
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