taiana (Ear Ornament)
About this object
Narrative
The collector had sewn six ear ornaments (3254/7-12) onto a card. 3254/9-12 had the following inscription below them: Taiana, or ear ornaments. The head is made of the shell of a certain fish, the carved front of the tusk of the boar. / These are worn in a hole made through the lobe... from the Marquesas.
Physical description
Ear ornament (taiana) made from boar tusk. The ornament consists of a carved spur adorned with three small human figures (tiki). There is a small hole drilled through the spur. (This ornament may be missing a disk from the end?)
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Materials
Date Made
Before 1841
Date Acquired
4 Jun 2017
How Acquired
Donated
Credit Line
Collection of Reverend George StallworthyMore...
Measurements
Overall: 1.5 cm x 1 cm x 4.2 cm
Object Number
3254/10