Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Pendant, He Kura
Complete pounamu pendant. Light green-blue and black schistose inanga variety with feather fractures and low transparency. Low temperature heat treated, especially near the proximal end. Cross-section is half-circular. Surface is ground on one side and flaked on the other, with a sawing mark on one side edge. Straight, rectangular shape, slightly reduced at the proximal end with a knob for suspension. Distal edge is straight.
Production Primary Date:
Mid
Provenance Place:
Onepoto, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Arahura, Westland District, West Coast, New Zealand
D37.966
Details
- Provenance Place
- Onepoto, Otago Peninsula, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Arahura, Westland District, West Coast, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Ōtākou, Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 134 x 18 x 6.5mm
- Credit Line
- Teviotdale Collection
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D37.966
- On Display
- No
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