- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Ear drop of greenstone with perforation at the top, with small metal ring in the hole. [El.B DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 17/11/2010]
- Cultural groups
- Māori
- Person
- Maker Unknown Maker
- Field collector Unknown Collector
- PRM source Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers founding collection
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1874
- Date collected
- Prior to 1874
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1884
- Materials and processes
- Material Nephrite Stone, Material Metal, Process Perforated, Process Ground
- Dimensions
- Length: max 73 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1884.84.55
Search terms: Ornament, Ear Ornament
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