Te Kohinga Taoka Māori

Collection Record

Pendant, He Kura

Complete pounamu pendant in bird form. Dark green with dark grey and silver chatoyant bands. Surface is ground smooth on one side, with a sawing mark running the length of the pendant, and the other side is bruised. Pendant has previously been broken in two pieces near the centre and glued back together. Proximal end is in the shape of a bird head, with a rounded top, a beak-like projection on one side edge, and a suspension hole (drilled from both sides) representing the bird eye. Pendant curves out at the stomach with a corresponding inward curve at the back. Distal ends curves and tapers to one side, representing tail feathers.

Provenance Place:
Purakanui, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Otago Heads, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand

D49.399

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