item details
NameThree amulets
ProductionJohn Edgar ONZM; maker/artist; July 1987; New Zealand
Classificationjewellery, artifacts, medallions
Materialsjasper, pounamu, basalt, jade
Materials Summaryjasper, jade and meta basalt
Techniquescutting, grinding
Dimensions72mm
Registration Number1993-0038-15
Credit lineGift of the Friends of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, 1993
Overview
i am an engineer.
to the best of my knowledge
i am commissioned
to make parts of the Great Machine
in whose flux
we all align
John Edgar
Catalogue 'Bone Stone Shell: New Jewellery New Zealand'. New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Crafts Council of New Zealand. 1988