whale tooth pendant

hei rakai

pendant, chevronned

pendant, chevronned. Outward curve at the lower end. Reverse side upper half shows cavity from the interior of the tooth. Originally there were 14 plus 'legs' on each side, only 4 remaining intact on one side and 3 on the other. There are four 'toes' on each foot. The lower end of the pendant is missing so total number of legs each side is unknown. The central ridge also has 14 broken projections. A central perforation 2 mm diameter is present at the upper end.

Coromandel/Coromandel District/Waikato/New Zealand

20015 (ethnology)

13867 (Asset Register)

389 (Taonga Database)

Archaeology