Curved Ear Ornament (Kapeu), 18th–early 19th century

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Curved Ear Ornament (Kapeu), 18th–early 19th century, New Zealand, Maori people, Greenstone (nephrite), H. 5 x W. 1/2 in. ( x cm), Stone-Ornaments, Highly prized ornaments such as this pendant carved from greenstone were markers of wealth and status (mana) for Māori. Fashioned and shaped by specialist carvers known as tohunga tarai pounamu, these experts aimed to reconcile the natural forces of the stone both within and without

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