Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Pendant, He Kura
Complete pounamu pendant. Mid-green and translucent. Surface is ground smooth on the front and bruised on the back. Bird head in profile at the proximal end, turned to the proper left side. Suspension hole (drilled mostly from the front) as eye and a well-defined beak with a knob on the upper beak. Two projections below the head representing legs with well-defined knees and a foot on the proper right side.
Provenance Place:
Whareakeake, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Otago Heads, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
D61.20
Details
- Provenance Place
- Whareakeake, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand, Otago Heads, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 47 x 40 x 4mm
- Credit Line
- Anonymous Donation
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D61.20
- On Display
- Yes
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