item details
NameKapeu (ear pendant)
ProductionUnknown; carver; 1600-1850; New Zealand
Classificationear ornaments
Materialspounamu, leather
Techniquesflaking, abrasion
DimensionsOverall: 10mm (width), 120mm (length), 6mm (depth), 13.9g (weight)
Registration NumberOL000095/1
Credit lineOldman Collection. Gift of the New Zealand Government, 1992
Overview
Adornment as props
Many artists, such as Charles Goldie and Gottfried Lindauer, had their own collections of taonga whakarākei (personal adornments) with which they adorned their subjects to create pictures appealing to a Pākehā audience.