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kuru

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

    greenstone pendant (descriptive name)

  • Description

    A kuru pounamu, jade pendant, this pendant is of pale stone and has a smooth surface with some cracks. It has a hole at the top for suspension, and is widest at the mid-section. It tapers to a rounded point both top and bottom.

  • Accession Number
    1995.139.13
  • Accession Date
    13 Oct 1995
  • Other Id

    55061 (ethnology)

    2849 (Taonga Database)

  • Department

    Māori

Kuru, 55061

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  • Last Update
    31 Mar 2023
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