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hei pounamu

human history
  • Common Name
    Greenstone pendant
    body adornments / ornaments
  • Other Name

    greenstone pendant (descriptive name)

  • Description

    This pendant is light green stone with some blackish area around the suspension hole at the top. One side and the bottom of the pendant is chipped.

  • Accession Number
    1930.108
  • Accession Date
    1930
  • Other Id

    13825 (ethnology)

    3152 (Taonga Database)

  • Department
Hei pounamu, 13825

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    31 Mar 2023
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