Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Pendant, He Kura
Mostly complete pounamu pendant, broken at the suspension hole. Possibly reworked from a chisel. Dark brown and green waikokopu variety. Surface is ground. Square cross section. Tapered at each end. Bevel demarcated by a line on the proximal end, just below the suspension hole. Distal end is rounded, with an indented bevel, demarcated by a change in surface. Remnants of red paint or wax on one side.
Provenance Place:
Unlocalised, New Zealand
D20.337
Details
- Provenance Place
- Unlocalised, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Unlocalised, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 55 x 10 x 8mm
- Credit Line
- James Murdoch
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D20.337
- On Display
- No
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