| Native Name | Mau Taringa |
| Object Number | 18146 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Maori |
| Provenience | New Zealand |
| Period | Te Puawaitanga Period |
| Date Made | 1500-1800 CE |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Bone |
| Description | Mau taringa (ear pendant) made of bone. The pendant is curved slightly to one side, with a perforation at the top. Mau taringa are ear pendants/earrings that were often given as gifts. When they are worn, they remind the wearer of the person who had gifted them. |
| Height | 10.4 cm |
| Width | 1.3 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of William Pepper, 1891 |
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