item details
NamePukepoto
ProductionUnknown; Taranaki
Classificationremnants
Materialsblue ocher, pukepoto
Registration NumberME002513
Credit lineAugustus Hamilton Collection. Purchased 1914
Overview
Pukepoto or Vivianite, is a blue-coloured hydrated iron phosphate. It was used as a basis for a pigment, mixed with fats or liquids to create a paint. Pukepoto was also used in some forms of ngarahu or pigment used in ta moko.