Hook pendant

Description

Hook pendant of grey green nephrite with figure-of-eight suspension hole, traditionally worn by a learned Māori man: New Zealand, Māori, late 19th to early 20th century

Museum reference

A.1963.514

Collection

Oceania

Object name

Hook pendant

Production information

New Zealand, Polynesia

Date

Late 19th - early 20th century

Style / Culture

Māori

Materials

Nephrite

Physical description

Grey green nephrite

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Hook pendant

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