Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Pendant, He Kura
Mostly complete inanga pounamu/nephrite pendant. Mid green with smoothly ground surface. Wide and rounded at the proximal end with a suspension hole drilled from both sides at the centre. Distal end has an inverted V-shaped projection, one side of which has a small piece broken off. There is a shallow indentation on one edge, just above the intact side of the projection.
Provenance Place:
Kaikōura, Kaikōura District, Canterbury, New Zealand
D24.949
Details
- Provenance Place
- Kaikōura, Kaikōura District, Canterbury, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 51 x 45 x 4mm
- Media/Materials
- greenstone, Jade, mineral, inorganic, Nephrite
- Credit Line
- Mr Willi Fels
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D24.949
- On Display
- No
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