Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Pendant, He Kura
Complete kawakawa pounamu pendant. Dark green. Pendant is tapered to the distal end and slightly curved to one side. Proximal end has an off-centre suspension hole. There is some evidence of sawing marks on one edge, which have been ground smooth, along with the rest of the surface. One side has a natural diagonal flaw at the centre, causing a reduction in the proximal section.
Production Primary Date:
Mid
Provenance Place:
Greenstone Island, Temuka, Timaru District, Canterbury, New Zealand, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
D81.2783
Details
- Provenance Place
- Greenstone Island, Temuka, Timaru District, Canterbury, New Zealand, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 73 x 10 x 8mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D81.2783
- On Display
- No
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