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Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Stone, Worked, He Kura

Piece of worked pounamu/nephrite. Dark green kawakawa variety with low translucency. Groove running lengthwise on both sides with objective to break into two. One edge has been squared off, and the other is oblique, coming to a point on one side.

Provenance Place:
Golden Bay, Tasman District, Tasman, New Zealand

D24.1126

Details

Cultural Group
Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
Measurements
52 x 20 x 4mm
Media/Materials
greenstone, Jade, mineral, inorganic, Pounamu
Credit Line
Willi Fels Collection
Rights
All rights reserved
Department
Taoka Maori
Accession Number
D24.1126
On Display
No

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