Accession No

2006.228


Description

Necklace - Pendant in yellow mother-of-pearl carved with kohaiwhai designs; brown cord of natural fibre; closure toggle made from mother-of-pearl.


Place

Oceania; Polynesia; Aotearoa New Zealand


Period


Source

Henare, Amiria (Dr) [joint collector]; Raymond, Rosanna [joint collector]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

2006.228


Cultural Affliation


Material

Shell; Plant; Plastic; polymethyl methacrylate


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Context (CMS Context)
Purchased from the maker at the Matatini Festival, Palmerston North, 25 February 2005. The artist Doc Ferris was interviewed at the time by Rosanna Raymond and Amiria Henare. The transcription of the interview is available on file.
Event Date 1/6/2006
Author: maa


Description (CMS Description)
Pendant in yellow mother-of-pearl carved with kohaiwhai designs; brown cord of natural fibre; closure toggle made from mother-of-pearl.
Event Date 1/6/2006
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Pendent and fastening bead polymethyl methacrylate PMMA
Plastics Project
Event Date 7/4/2017
Author: Rhian Ward


FM:265633

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