Ear Ornament or Pendant (Kuru), 18th–early 19th century

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Ear Ornament or Pendant (Kuru), 18th–early 19th century, New Zealand, Maori people, Greenstone (nephrite), H. 3 1/2 × W. 1/2 in. ( × cm), Stone-Ornaments, This small, elongated oval greenstone ornament was worn variously suspended by a length of cordage from the pierced lobe of the ear or around the neck as a pendant by prominent Maori men and women. Greenstone (pounamu) was highly prized and ownership of such ornaments marked the wearer as a person of wealth and status

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