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  • Kupu whakaahua

    Greenstone pendant with portrait of Maori chief with top-knot and moko, set in gold with gold chain

    An oval shaped greenstone cameo pendant, banded around the edge with gold. It has the head of a Maori chief, with topknot, moko, beard and cloak. A gold chain is attached.

    A greenstone cameo pendant gifted to the Auckland Museum in January 1984.

  • Wāhi
    New Zealand
  • Accession Number
    1984.6
  • Rā Tāpiringa
    1984
  • Tohu Tuakiri Kē

    JY137 (jewellery)

    50696 (ethnology)

    2800 (Taonga Database)

  • Wāhanga

    Applied Arts and Design

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