Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Pendant, He Kura
Complete pounamu pendant. Adze shape. The suspension hole in the proximal end has been drilled from both sides. The proximal end has retouching along the poll. There is minor demarcation between poll and blade, with the sides reducing towards the poll. The bevel is continuous with the blade. the cutting edge is blunt and curved. There is some chipping along the lateral margins.
Provenance Place:
Whareakeake, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D80.3330
Details
- Provenance Place
- Whareakeake, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 82 x 40 x 2mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D80.3330
- On Display
- Yes
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