Tangiwai Pounamu Kuru Pendant, 19th Century

A 19th century long pounamu kuru (ear pendant), the tangiwai…
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A 19th century long pounamu kuru (ear pendant), the tangiwai (bowenite) pounamu displaying good translucence, tapered form with rounded ends, soft rounded hole, length 12 cm. Provenance: Sold at auction c.1994 Sloane's Wellington Private Estate Collection.

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  • Bowenite - Bowenite is a semi-precious stone, usually light or dark green, but also found in colors ranging from light yellow, canary yellow, brown, blue and gray. One of the largest deposits is in the South Island of New Zealand, where it was used for tools, weapons and jewellery by the Maori, and known as greenstone and tangiwai. Other deposits are in South Africa and China.

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