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.

Whakahounga o Mua: 18 Jun 2018
Ingoa Kē

Ear ornament (English)

Wāhi
Marquesas/French Polynesia/Pacific
Rā Tāpiringa

1924

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

14498 (ethnology)

C11 (Edge-Partington)

Wāhanga

Pacific

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5 Mātātuhi
ornament, ear, 14498, C11, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 17 Jan 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply
ornament, ear, 14498, C11, Photographed by Andrew Hales, digital, 17 Jan 2018, Cultural Permissions Apply Cultural Permissions Apply
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