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kuru

human history
  • Common Name
    body adornments / ornaments
  • Other Name

    greenstone pendant (descriptive name)

  • Description

    Of the kuru type, this pendant is very thin throughout, and is greyish green in colour with a darker brownish patch near the tip.

  • Accession Number
    1931.164
  • Accession Date
    13 Apr 1931
  • Other Id

    16178 (ethnology)

    2513 (Taonga Database)

  • Department

    Māori

Kuru, 16178

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  • Last Update
    31 Mar 2023

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