Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Pendant, He Kura
Complete pounamu pendant. Green with brown inclusions and high transparency, especially on the distal end. Surface has been ground smooth. Rounded and tapered at the proximal end. Suspension hole drilled from both sides and a sawing mark across the suspension hole on one side. Distal end is very oblique and sharp. May have been reworked from an adze as the distal end resembles a cutting edge with a bevel on one side.
Provenance Place:
Kātiki Beach, Waitaki District, Otago, New Zealand
D20.340
Details
- Provenance Place
- Kātiki Beach, Waitaki District, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 92 x 62 x 10mm
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr James Murdoch
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D20.340
- On Display
- No
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