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Rei puta

On display
human history
  • Common Name
    body adornments / ornaments
  • Other Name

    Whale tooth pendant (descriptive name)

  • Description

    Made from a whale tooth, this pendant has two eyes carved into the point, both of which are visible but very worn. There are three suspension holes along the top edge but only two intact. The surface of the tooth is very worn.

  • Accession Number
    1929.32
  • Accession Date
    1971
  • Other Id

    3418 (ethnology)

    142 (Holdsworth Collection)

    1157 (Taonga Database)

  • Department

    Māori

  • Display Room

    Maori Court West

Images and documents

Artefact

  • Display location

    Maori Court West

  • Last Update
    19 Oct 2022
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