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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Pendant, He Kura

Pakohu/argillite pendant. Dark grey with a ground surface. Wedge in cross section. Proximal end is tapered and has a deep groove and shallower cutting marks for lashing. One side edge is flattened and the other comes to a blunt edge. Distal end is oblique and chipped, with a bevel on one side, indicating that this may have been reworked from an adze.

Provenance Place:
Milford Sound, Fiordland, Southland, New Zealand

D19.160

Details

Cultural Group
Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
45 x 35 x 7mm
Media/Materials
argillite, Sedimentary, Rock, inorganic
Credit Line
E. H. Gibson
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D19.160
On Display
No

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