Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Pendant, He Kura
Complete pendant made from an animal tooth. Surface has been smoothed, flattened at the root. Tooth has been cut so that tip is not longer present. Unusual in that suspension hole has been drilled into the tooth rather than at the root like most pendants.
Provenance Place:
Little Papanui, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Little Papanui, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D29.5603
Details
- Provenance Place
- Little Papanui, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Little Papanui, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Ōtākou, Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 31 x 25.5 x 22.5mm
- Media/Materials
- whale tooth, mammal tooth, tooth, animal, organic
- Credit Line
- Mr David Teviotdale
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D29.5603
- On Display
- No
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