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Kuru

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

    taupiko (Maori)

  • Description

    Greenstone ear pendant. This taonga is dark green in colour, with light patches. It flares slightly and then tapers to a point. It has a round cross-section and a countersunk suspension hole at the proximal end.

  • Accession Number
    1953.65.15
  • Accession Date
    24 Mar 1953
  • Other Id

    33185 (ethnology)

    OC-92 (O'Connor)

    1308 (Taonga Database)

  • Department
  • Display Room

Images and documents

Artefact

  • Display location

    Maori Court West

  • Last Update
    21 Sep 2022
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