- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Ear ornament with perforation at one end, slightly tapered along its length to a pointed tip [SM 17/11/2008]
- Geographical reference
- Cultural groups
- Māori
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1936
- Date collected
- By 1936
- Acquisition information
- Purchased: 1936
- Materials and processes
- Material Nephrite Stone, Process Perforated, Process Ground
- Dimensions
- Length: max 75 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1936.74.3
Search terms: Ornament, Ear Ornament
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