Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Amulet, Pendant, He Kura
Complete pounamu pendant. Attached to pounamu toggle D40.539 by a brown three-play rope. Dark green bowenite/tangiwai variety, chatoyant and translucent. Surface is ground. Cross section is lenticular. Seven notches on the proximal edge and a suspension hole drilled from both sides. One side edge is straight, and the other is curved; somewhat squared off at the distal end. Pendant is bevelled on both sides.
Production Primary Date:
Mid
Provenance Place:
Martins Bay, Fiordland, Southland, New Zealand, Anita Bay, Milford Sound, Fiordland, Southland, New Zealand
D40.538
Details
- Provenance Place
- Martins Bay, Fiordland, Southland, New Zealand, Anita Bay, Milford Sound, Fiordland, Southland, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 74 x 38 x 10mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D40.538
- On Display
- No
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