item details
NameHei pounamu (nephrite pendant)
ProductionUnknown; maker/artist; 1350-1500; South Island
Classificationpendants, pectorals
Materialspounamu
Materials SummaryKawakawa variety of pounamu
Techniqueslapidary
DimensionsOverall: 85mm (width), 131mm (length), 11mm (depth), 125.07g (weight)
Registration NumberWE000524
Credit lineBequest of Kenneth Athol Webster, 1969
Overview
This large curved pounamu (New Zealand greenstone) pendant is unusual in form and has a small projecting spur.