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Koropepe, Maori pendant, 1800 (whale bone & wax)

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TEP445725
Image title
Koropepe, Maori pendant, 1800 (whale bone & wax)
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Artist
New Zealand School, (19th century) / New Zealander
Location
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington, New Zealand
Medium
whale bone and wax
Date
1800 AD (C18th AD)
Dimensions
6.4x6.4x5.4 cms
Image description

The Koropepe, The Mythical Eel/ Fish symbolises new beginnings and youth. It is a symbol of abundance and prosperity. The Koropepe is thought to represent the curled eel which was one of the main protein sources available to Maori hundreds of years ago.

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© Museum of New Zealand te Papa Tongarewa / Donne Collection, Purchased 1905 / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords
decoration / spiral / pendant / native / new zealand / oceania / pattern / coiled / artefact / artifact / patterned / anthropology / south pacific / pendants / indigenous / coil / jewelry / maori / koropepe / jewellery / costume / anthropological / ethnographic / ethnography

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