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hei pounamu

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

    greenstone pendant (descriptive name)

  • Description

    Chisel type pendant, though bevel not evident. Mostly mid green in colour, with splotches of dark green and stain-coloured splotches. One straight side and one curved, this pendant curves across the top to meet the straight side. There are a couple of cracks in the surface down one side.

  • Accession Number
    1952.37.4
  • Accession Date
    01 Apr 1952
  • Other Id

    32761 (ethnology)

    2666 (Taonga Database)

  • Department

    Māori

Kuru, 32761

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  • Last Update
    31 Mar 2023
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