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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Pendant, He Kura

Complete pounamu/nephrite pendant. Dark green and black kawakawa variety. Surface is ground on front and back. Edges are flattened and ground and bruised. Squared across proximal end, shoulders and sides rounded and tapering to distal end. Fairly straight perforation drilled from both sides in centre of proximal end, flared entry points.

Production Primary Date:
Late

Provenance Place:
Moeraki, Waitaki District, Otago, New Zealand, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand

D49.143

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
85 x 80 x 10mm
Credit Line
Mrs Edmonston
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D49.143
On Display
No

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