Kapeu - 4520IA

Checking stock...
$390.00
Kapeu are slender adornments with a slight bend at the bottom and were often worn as ear pendants. Kapeu were highly prized and a sign of high rank in Māori society. They are commonly also worn as neck pendants. As with many Māori personal adornments kapeu are often passed down generationally.

Material: Pounamu (Kawakawa)

Measurements: 86mm x 10mm x 6mm
*
+ -

 

 

Artist: Inanga Andrews

Position: Tauira (Student)

Iwi: Ngāpuhi

 

Description

 

 

Artist: Inanga Andrews

Position: Tauira (Student)

Iwi: Ngāpuhi