| Native Name | Mako Taringa |
| Object Number | P2233 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Maori |
| Provenience | New Zealand |
| Period | Te Puawaitanga Period |
| Date Made | 1500-1800 CE |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Shark Tooth | Sealing Wax | Metal |
| Description | A mako taringa (shark tooth ear ornament) made of a shark tooth with the root covered in red wax. There is a perforation in the center of the root from which a metal ring is hung. Shark teeth ear ornaments represent the strength and ferocity of a shark. |
| Length | 2.6 cm |
| Width | 1.4 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from W. O. Oldman; Subscription of Herbert L. Clark in memory of Edward W. Clark, 1911 |
| Other Number | 17586 - Dealer's Number |
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