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Pendant
Nephrite/pounamu, inanga variety. Broken proximal end with marked but unfinished perforation on one side. Distal end pointed. D29.1342 Pendant
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Hei Tiki
Expert Talk Dougal Austin - Kāti Māmoe, Kāi Tahu, will talk about his book – Hei Tiki – An enduring treasure in a cultural continuum; which was...
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Soap Carving and Tour
Workshop Pounamu is traditionally carved into beautiful objects and jewellery. However, it is an incredibly tough stone and takes an expert to carve. Why not have a...
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Nephrite/pounamu polished pebble, kawakawa variety, oblong worked at top end (bilateral reduction) with broken out perforation drilled from both sides. D20.334 Pendant
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Nephrite/pounamu, high transparency, totoweka variety,low heat treated. Ripi with suspension lobe, bevel sharpened on one face. D32.366 Pendant
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Pendant, Ear
Takiwai pounamu. Hockey stick pendant with large drilled hole at distal end. D94.365 Pendant, Ear
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Takiwai pounamu/bowenite pendant. Hole drilled at distal end which is rounded and runs down to pointed proximal end. D79.6520 Pendant
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Mere Pounamu: Kahutai
Mere pounamu are probably one of the more iconic taoka of the Māori world. Designed as a close quarter weapon, there are a number of grisly...
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Large pounamu pendant. Circular cross-section. Biconical hole drilled at top. Narrows sharply at bottom to a blunt point. D1999.7 Pendant
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Nephrite/pounamu, kawakawa variety. Pendant broken both ends, low translucency. Rectangular in cross section, tapers from one end to the other with two flat faces. D29.1345 ...
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Pounamu/nephrite ear pendant, variety posibly tokoeka. Opaque silvery surface with tinges of red, low temperature heat treated. Hole at one end, point at the other. D31.1382...
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Soap Carving and Tour
Workshop Pounamu is traditionally carved into beautiful objects and jewellery, but is an incredibly tough stone and takes an expert to carve. For the July School holidays,...
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Nephrite/pounamu, kahurangi variety. Flat and oval in section. Perforation hole bored evenly in distal end.Chatoyant band rundsdiagonally across centre. High translucency. D79.6521 Pendant
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Pounamu/ephrite pendant, kawakawa variety, dark grey-green, perforation off-centre and drilled mainly from one side. Pitted surface. Bird form. D24.1117 Pendant
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Bowenite/pounamu, tangiwai variety. Pendant has horizontal break across distal end and split longitunally through perforated hol which seems drilled from one side only. Rounded proximal...
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Pounamu/Nephrite, kawakawa variety- dark olive green,West Coast source, bird type. Perforation drilled both sides at distal end. Irregular in shape. Low translucency, low temperture head...
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Inaka pounamu pendant, lozenge shaped in cross section. Straight shaft with biconical hole at top. Pendant bends at about 60 degrees near bottom. D76.2085...
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Nephrite/pounamu, inanga in centre surrounded by kokopu variety.Flat stone, trangular shape with straight scarf cuts from proximal end. Hole broken out at top. Bottom rounded on...
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Nephrite/pounamu, kawakawa variety. Evenly drilled perforation drilled from both sides. Even proportions in design. Distal end (with perforation0 cut flat and surfaces polished. D25.491 ...
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Pounamu/nephrite light creamy greenstone,kawakawa variety. Feather fracture crack runs from just below proximal head along ridge down 2/3 of length. Squared off at one end with...