- Maori bone Heru hairpin (2)
- Oceania
- New Zealand
- Width : 1 inch
- Height : 5 7/8 inch
- Depth : 1/4 inch
- Historically, Heru combs were traditionally worn by Maori to fasten their long hair into a top knot. Heru indicated the rank of the wearer and were often carved from a single piece of wood, whale bone or were made of many individual wooden prongs intricately bound together. Combs are commonly worn during kapa haka performances.
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