Al Brown

Kapeu Pendant
NZ greenstone/white marsden flower pounamu, waxed cord,
70 x 25 x 5 mm
Ag sep22 #73-17
NZD $324

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.