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kuru pounamu

human history
  • Ingoa Kōrero Noa
    body adornments / ornaments
  • Ingoa Kē

    greenstone pendant (descriptive name)

  • Kupu whakaahua

    Of the kuru type, this pendant is of the tangiwai variety of stone, mid green with light and dark patches throughout.

  • Accession Number
    1961.148
  • Rā Tāpiringa
    1961
  • Tohu Tuakiri Kē

    3051 (ethnology)

    1928.264 (accession number)

    2308 (Taonga Database)

  • Wāhanga

    Māori

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Mātātuhi

  • Kuru, 3051
  • Kuru, 3051
  • Kuru, 3051

Taonga

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    31 Mar 2023
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