Tapered Pounamu Pendant with Hour-Glass Suspension Hole

A good pre-contact/contact period mere pounamu, the tapered…
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A good pre-contact/contact period mere pounamu, the tapered butt with four curved tapered grooves, hour-glass suspension hole, traditional spatulate blade, dark/mid-green tone, evidence of start of another suspension hole, length 35 cm. Provenance: Private Estate Collection.

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