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pendant

human history
  • Other Name

    tautiki (Maori)

    hei pounamu (Maori)

  • Description

    Pendant. Made from greenstone and gold. A large oval shape made from a pale green greenstone. It has a thin profile. A hole at the top with a gold loop.

  • Place
    Unknown
  • Associated Place

    New Zealand

    Whangarei/Northland/New Zealand

  • Accession Number
    1951.198.1
  • Accession Date
    13 Dec 1951
  • Other Id

    col.1847 (colonial)

    32496 (ethnology)

    2664 (Taonga Database)

  • Department

    History

    Social History

pendant, greenstone

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  • pendant, greenstone
  • pendant, greenstone

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