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hei pounamu

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  • Ingoa Kōrero Noa
    Greenstone pendant
    body adornments / ornaments
  • Ingoa Kē

    haro (Maori)

    greenstone scraper (descriptive name)

    greenstone pendant (descriptive name)

  • Kupu whakaahua

    Creenstone chisel pendant, mid green in colour with whitish mottling throughout. There is some surface loss and cracks on front and back; also loss on the top edge. Straight side edges taper outwards down to a curved cutting edge, which is chipped.

  • Accession Number
    1925.111
  • Rā Tāpiringa
    23 May 1925
  • Tohu Tuakiri Kē

    6660 (ethnology)

    3144 (Taonga Database)

  • Wāhanga

    Māori

Hei Pounamu, 6660

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Taonga

  • Whakahounga o Mua
    31 Mar 2023
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