Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Pendant, He Kura
Complete pounamu pendant. Mid-green with lighter green and light brown inclusions. Surface is ground smooth. Proximal end is squared off, with an irregularly-shaped suspension hole drilled mostly from one side. Side edges are straight and then jut at a nearly perpendicular angle to one side. This projection has three large notches on the edge and a hairline crack on one side. Distal edge is smooth and flattened.
Production Primary Date:
Mid
Provenance Place:
Whareakeake, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Otago Heads, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, South Westland, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
D27.1405
Details
- Provenance Place
- Whareakeake, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Otago Heads, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, South Westland, Westland, West Coast, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 68 x 46 x 8mm
- Credit Line
- Gift of Miss LM. Coxhead
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D27.1405
- On Display
- Yes
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