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Kuru

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

    ear pendant of banded tangiwai (descriptive name)

  • Description

    Made from dark green bowenite, this kuru has a square top end with a countersunk suspension hole. It is oval in cross-section and very worn, with some rough areas. The surface is otherwise polished.

  • Accession Date
    1918
  • Other Id

    6131 (ethnology)

    1182 (Taonga Database)

  • Department

Images and documents

Artefact

  • Last Update
    29 Feb 2024
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