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Early worked pounamu piece of worked pounamu displaying…
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Early worked pounamu piece of worked pounamu displaying interesting signs of grooved working which suggest initial stages of a kapeu ear pendant ('hockey-stick shaped'). Label attached to back inscribed: 'H.N. Moseley. New Zealand jade. Worked by natives commencement of an ear ring'. H. N Moseley was a naturalist aboard the Challenger that sailed around the world between 1872 and 1876. Inscribed on back in white ink: 'Webster Coll 29'. Length 7.2 cm. Width 5.3 cm
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Tribal: New Zealand Maori