Meciwe (necklace)

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Meciwe (necklace)

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Te Papa Collections Online

Description

This meciwe (necklace of jade beads) was made by the Kanak people of New Caledonia. Like New Zealand, New Caledonia has a form of jade, which was valued by the Kanak people both for its beauty and hardness. Just as the Māori used pounamu, so the Kanaks used their jade for utilitarian and ceremonial axe blades and personal adornments. Significance In the early 19th century, jade necklaces were amongst the most highly valued of Kanak possessions and were the exclusive property of the wives of c...

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Date created

1800s

URL

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/193050

Related subjects

Necklaces / jade / sennit / cotton / beads / Melanesian / Oceanic / Kanak / New Caledonia / William Ockleford Oldman

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