Accession No

1988.466


Description

Pendant of whitish-yellow stone carved into ' Q' shape; good; complete.


Place

Oceania; Polynesia; Aotearoa New Zealand


Period


Source

Smart, John (Dr) [collector]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

1988.466


Cultural Affliation

Māori


Material

Stone


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Context (CMS Context)
This artefact functions as a pendant and/or possibly as currency; Collected by: Smart.Dr.John
Event Date 28/9/1988
Author: maa


Description (CMS Description)
Whitish-yellow stone carved into ' Q' shape; good; complete.
Event Date 28/9/1988
Author: maa


Context (CMS Context)
Catalogue card reads [handwritten in blue ink:] '1988.466. NEW ZEALAND UNPROVENANCED[.] Stone pendant or currency (?) of whitish-yellow stone carved into 'Q' shape. Condition: Good[.] Dimensions: H = 8.5 cm W = 9.0 cm C = 29.0 cm[.] C & D Dr. John Smart by exec. of his estate in 1987.' [Red circular sticker top right front of card; black and white photograph of object labelled 1988.466 attached to back of card; black and white image of object labelled 1988.466 attached to back of card.]
Event Date 16/7/2014
Author: Heather Donoghue


Context (CMS Context)
Record checked and revised by Amiria Salmond, 11/06/2001.
Event Date 16/7/2014
Author: Heather Donoghue


FM:80389

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