Accession No

Z 2717


Description

Earplug; Ear ornament - Ear ornament of bone (of a bird)


Place

Oceania; Polynesia; Fiji; Viti Levu


Period


Source

von Hügel, Anatole (Baron) [collector and donor]


Department

Anth


Reference Numbers

Z 2717; 1923.H109


Cultural Affliation

Kai Tholo; Kai Colo


Material

Bone


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Context (CMS Context)
Worn by the Kai Tholo, the people of the mountains. Collected by Hugel.Baron.Anatole.von in ? 1875
Event Date 14/6/1988
Author: maa


Description (CMS Description)
Ear ornament of bone (of a bird)
Event Date 14/6/1988
Author: maa


Description (CMS Description)
Small section of ?bird bone with polished surface. '1923.H109.' and 'Z-2717' inscribed in black ink on the object.
Event Date 25/10/2012
Author: maa


Context (CMS Context)
Catalogue card 1 reads: [stamped in black ink:] 'Z 2717 FIJI'. [typed:] 'Viti Levu. Ear ornament of bone (of a bird). Worn by the Kai Tholo, the people of the mountains.' [stamped in black ink:] 'THE VON HÜGEL COLLECTION CIRCA 1875.' [stamped in blue ink in the bottom right corner:] 'SHOW CASE NUMBER 1'. [handwritten in pencil in the bottom left corner:] '1/183'. [added in blue pen:] '1923 H. 109'. [stamped in black ink:] 'CUMAA 14 JUN 1988 TRANSCRIBED'. A round red sticker pasted on the card.
Catalogue card 2 reads: [handwritten in black ink: 'Z 2717 VITI LEVU. Ear ornament of bone (of a bird). Worn by the Kai Tholo, the people of the mountains. Show Case number 1'. [added in pencil in the bottom left corner '1/183'.
Event Date 25/10/2012
Author: Lucie Carreau


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