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

Māori artist

18th–early 19th century

Medium
Nephrite jade (pounamu)
Classification
Stone-Ornaments
Dimensions
H. 3 1/2 × W. 1/2 × D. 3/16 in. (8.9 × 1.3 × 0.5 cm)
Culture
Maori people
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing
Credit line
Purchase, The Richman Family Foundation Gift, 2013
Rights
Public domain (Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

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