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kuru

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

    greenstone ear pendant (descriptive name)

  • Description

    Almost square in section, this pendant is predominantly mid green, with some splasthes of whitish yellow colour through.The proximal end has a small distinct bevel, and the countersunk hole has been drilled on an angle.

  • Accession Date
    1914
  • Other Id

    5870 (ethnology)

    2400 (Taonga Database)

  • Department
Kuru, 5870

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  • Last Update
    31 Mar 2023
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