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kuru

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

    ear pendant (descriptive name)

  • Description

    This yellow-green earring has some white scratching effect around the countersunk suspension hole area. Rounded at the proximal end, it tapers down into a sharp point at the other end. It is oval in cross section.

  • Accession Date
    1913
  • Other Id

    5627 (ethnology)

    2386 (Taonga Database)

  • Department

    Māori

Kuru, 5627

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  • Last Update
    31 Mar 2023

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