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Rare 18th C. Maori Nephrite Jade Pounamu Kuru Pendant

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Description

Oceania, New Zealand, Maori, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. A fine and rare stone pendant known a pounamu kuru, made from a lovely nephrite jade with a drilled perforation on the tip for suspension. The stone is an elongated cylindrical shape, elegantly minimalistic, and highly polished to showcase the wonderful coloration throughout. The Maori prized durable hard green-colored stones, naming this sought-after material "pounamu;" pounamu was categorized further with additional names to specify hardness and overall appearance. Indeed, pounamu stones vary in chemical composition, and they are commonly recognized as nephrite, bowenite, or serpentinite; this example is nephrite - today one of the more valuable of the three types. Such a prized pendant was a marker of Maori wealth and status, and due to their mobile lifestyle, most pounamu stones were pierced to wear as kurus (pendants or earrings). Size: 3.8" L x 0.75" W (9.7 cm x 1.9 cm); 4.75" H (12.1 cm) on included custom stand.

For a similar example and more information about pounamu importance, please see the Metropolitan Museum of Art website, accession numbers 2013.25 and 2013.24.

Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection, acquired from 1995 to 2010

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Condition

Abrasions and chips to wide tip, surface near the piercing, and on the arch above piercing, otherwise intact and excellent. Gorgeous coloration and polished surface. Piercing hole is intact and could be threaded for suspension.

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Rare 18th C. Maori Nephrite Jade Pounamu Kuru Pendant

Name: Rare 18th C. Maori Nephrite Jade Pounamu Kuru Pendant
SKU: 120719694
Price: 1000 USD
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