Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Pendant, Rei puta
Chevroned whale tooth pendant. Previously broken in two pieces and glued back together. Most of the surface is smoothed and polished. Curved to a blunt point at the front distal end. Proximal end is squared off with a suspension hole in the centre. Longitudinal ridge running down the front centre consisting of small curved projections, connected by a continuous serrated edge (only a small portion of which is still intact near the distal end). Broken curved projections running down both side edges.
Provenance Place:
Waikouaiti, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Waikouaiti, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D43.1503
Details
- Provenance Place
- Waikouaiti, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Waikouaiti, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 128.5 x 33 x 16.5mm
- Media/Materials
- whale ivory, whale tooth, mammal tooth, tooth, animal, organic
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D43.1503
- On Display
- No
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