Alex Sands

Kapeu Pendant
NZ greenstone/pounamu, waxed cord
94 x 15 x 8mm
 #12-89
NZD $365

This style of pendant is known as a kapeu – its rounded end has a slight curve. The kapeu was highly prized and a sign of high rank in Maori society. The chief featured on the New Zealand coat of arms wears a kapeu ear pendant.