Alex Sands

Kapeu Pendant
NZ greenstone/pounamu, waxed cord
90 x 16 x 5mm
Ag jul22 #10-7
NZD $234

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.