Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Dentalium
Piece of dentalium shell, broken at each end and hollow in the centre, possibly used as a pendant bead. White with grooves running the length of the shell.
Provenance Place:
Shag River, Waitaki District, Otago, New Zealand
D30.1011
Details
- Provenance Place
- Shag River, Waitaki District, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 33.5 x 16 x 12mm
- Media/Materials
- dentalium shell, shell, animal, organic
- Credit Line
- Mrs Duncan MacDonald
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D30.1011
- On Display
- Yes
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