Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Koropepe
Complete koropepe pendant, carved on both sides. Kawakawa variety of pounamu, mid-green in colour. Surface is ground. Body is curved in a spiral, with a perforation at the centre. Face at the proximal end, with a mouth indicated by a notch and eyes filled with red sealing wax. Suspension hole at the back of the head, drilled from both sides.
Provenance Place:
Unlocalised, New Zealand
D91.12
Details
- Provenance Place
- Unlocalised, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Unlocalised, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 43 x 30 x 5mm
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D91.12
- On Display
- No
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