Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Pendant, He Kura
Complete pounamu pendant. Mid-green and light brown, translucent with inclusions. Cross section is lenticular. Surface is ground smooth, with some bruising on one side of the proximal end. Pendant is rectangular, tapering to the proximal end with an oblique edge. Four complete suspension holes, two drilled mostly from the front and two drilled mostly from the back. Evidence of a broken out suspension hole on the proximal edge.
Provenance Place:
Kaikai Beach, Otago Heads, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D46.62
Details
- Provenance Place
- Kaikai Beach, Otago Heads, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 153 x 96.5 x 6mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D46.62
- On Display
- Yes
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