Title: Kuru (Ear Ornament or Pendant)
Object type: Ear ornament
Date: 18th–early 19th century
Culture: Maori people
Artist:  Māori artist 
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Nephrite jade (pounamu)
Dimensions: H. 3 1/2 × W. 1/2 × D. 3/16 in. (8.9 × 1.3 × 0.5 cm)
Classification: Stone-Ornaments
Credit line: Purchase, The Richman Family Foundation Gift, 2013
Geography:   Aotearoa  New Zealand      
Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY