Hakakai
human history
Hakakai. Men's ear ornament. Carved from ivory. There is a white coloured thick and oval shaped piece attached to a honey yellow coloured, decorative and elaborately carved piece, also made from ivory, that consists of a row of figures with semi-circular motifs. There is a bar in-between the two pieces that joins the two together. Around the width of the oval shaped piece are two grooves and ridge. A small point also protrudes from out of the centre.
Last Update: 18 Jun 2018
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Ear ornament (English)
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- Marquesas/French Polynesia/Pacific
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1924
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14498 (ethnology)
C11 (Edge-Partington)
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