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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Pendant, He Kura

Complete pounamu pendant. Dark green with light green inclusions, light brown at proximal end, translucent. Surface is ground smooth. Proximal end has one complete suspension hole (drilled mostly from one side) and one broken out suspension hole. Side edges are ground flat. Distal end resembles the cutting edge of an adze, curved and sharp with a bevel demarcated by a line on one side.

Provenance Place:
Unlocalised, New Zealand

D18.317

Details

Provenance Place
Unlocalised, New Zealand
Cultural Group
Unlocalised, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
78 x 22 x 17mm
Media/Materials
Nephrite, Jade, mineral, inorganic, Pounamu
Credit Line
Adolph Moritzson
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D18.317
On Display
No

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