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Pendant, D24.1440

Physical Description

Pendant. Kawakawa variety - dark green, translucent chipped & cracked around edges ?Bird form Unfinished
Top (proximal) edge straight with break from drill hole. Perforated - small - drilled from both sides, skewed. Left side edge straight and projects to prominent tail. Right side rounded at bottom ?stomach. Distal edge straight and ground to sharp angle - may be the bevel of adze. Unfinished scarfes trough middle with intent of splitting along line of fracture from broken out perforation.

Research Notes

Feather Fractures —Russell Beck
Cracks
Transparent
Circular fraction inclusions
Natural
Unfinished. Saw scarves down centre

Provenance

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Measurements

Maximum dimensions (H x W x D): 52 x 45mm

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