Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Pendant, He Kura
Mostly complete pounamu/nephrite pendant, small part broken off the distal end. Inanga variety, pale milky green with light brown flecks. Surface is ground smooth. Proximal end is rounded with a suspension hole drilled from each side. There is a kink in the centre of the pendant, with a notch on one edge and corresponding projection on the opposite side. Tapers toward the distal end. Ref Comparatively Speaking p54 (4.22)
Provenance Place:
Amuri Bluff, Hurunui District, Canterbury, New Zealand
D37.30
Details
- Provenance Place
- Amuri Bluff, Hurunui District, Canterbury, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 76 x 14 x 7mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D37.30
- On Display
- No
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