MAORI EAR ORNAMENT, KURU
NEW ZEALAND, 19TH CENTURY
Estimate: £400 - £600
Auction: 13 March 2025 from 13:00 GMT
Description
carved and polished pounamu, of elongated oval form, pierced at the top for attachment
Dimensions
14.8cm long
Provenance
Acquired in situ by Major MacDonald, 1840's, thence by descent
Footnote
For similar please see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accession number 2013.25