Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Pendant, Rei puta
Complete pendant made from a whale tooth. Curved to a point at the distal end. Surface is worn and in poor condition. Proximal end is squared off with a suspension hole at one corner, drilled from both sides. Evidence of broken projections running along the external edge.
Provenance Place:
Otago, New Zealand, Otago, New Zealand
D65.850
Details
- Provenance Place
- Otago, New Zealand, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 105.4 x 22 x 9.3mm
- Media/Materials
- whalebone, marine mammal bone, mammal bone, bone, animal, organic
- Collection
- John White Collection
- Credit Line
- John White Collection
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D65.850
- On Display
- No
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