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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

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Pendant, He Kura

Complete pounamu pendant. Mid-green inanga variety. Surface is ground. Fishhook point shape, with an internal and external barbs. Cross section is lenticular. Tapers to rounded base with suspension hole drilled from both sides, nearly broken out due to a chip across the hole. Three small notches on one side edge of the suspension hole, one notch on other side edge.

Provenance Place:
Whareakeake, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand

D49.405

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
67 x 18 x 5mm
Media/Materials
Nephrite, Jade, mineral, inorganic, Inanga, Pounamu
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D49.405
On Display
No

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