| Native Name | Whakakai Taringa |
| Object Number | 17005B |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Maori |
| Provenience | New Zealand |
| Period | Te Huringa I Period |
| Date Made | 1800 - 1900 CE |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Greenstone | Metal |
| Description | A pair of whakakai taringa (earrings), made of pounamu (greenstone). Tear-drop shaped, with metal components at the top of the earring. Whakakai 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 | 4 cm |
| Width | 0.8 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Robert H. Lamborn, 1893 |
| Other Number | Receipt 408: 182 - Original Number |
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