Te Kohinga Taoka Māori
Collection Record
Pendant, Stone, Worked, He Kura
Piece of worked pounamu/nephrite, dark green kawakawa variety. Surface is partially ground with some chipping on edges. Roughly shaped into the outline of a human leg, with projections resembling a buttock, knee, and foot, possibly indicating that this piece is an unfinished pendant.
Provenance Place:
Waipapa Landing, Kaikōura District, Canterbury, New Zealand
D33.880
Details
- Provenance Place
- Waipapa Landing, Kaikōura District, Canterbury, New Zealand
- Cultural Group
- Kāi Tahu, Māori, Polynesian, Pacific
- Measurements
- 72 x 34 x 7mm
- Credit Line
- David Teviotdale Collection
- Rights
- All rights reserved
- Department
- Taoka Maori
- Accession Number
- D33.880
- On Display
- No
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