Context (CMS Context)
Used as a receptacle for carrying tobbaco by the Kai Tholo, people of the mountains. Worn in lobe of ear. In the year 1875 the term Kai Tholo was applied generally to the mountain people and the particular locality was not always specifically stated. At a latter date three provinces called respectivelly Tholo North, East and West were established and afford more definition to what was formerly a more general term for mountain or inland people; Collected by: Hugel.Baron.Anatole.von in ? 1875
Event Date 15/6/1988
Author: maa

Description (CMS Description)
Ear ornament
Event Date 15/6/1988
Author: maa

Context (CMS Context)
Catalogue card 1 reads [stamped in black ink:] 'Z 2715 FIJI'. [typed:] 'Viti Levu. Shell. "Sau ni Daliga = ear ornament, used as a receptacle for carrying tobacco by the Kai Tholo = people of the mountains. Worn in love of ear." In the year 1875 the term Kai Tholo was applied generally to the mountain people and the particular locality was not always specifically stated. At a later date three provinces called respectively Tholo North, East and West were established, and afford more definition to what was formerly a more general tern for moutain or inland people.' [added in blue pen:] '1923 H 107'. [stamped in black ink:] 'THE VON HÜGEL COLLECTION CIRCA 1875.' [stamped in blue ink in the bottom right corner:] 'SHOW CASE NUMBER 1'. [stamped in black ink:] 'CUMAA 15 JUN 1988 TRANSCRIBED'. A small round red sticker pasted to the front of the card. A pencil line drawing of the shell.
Catalogue card 2 reads [handwritten in black ink:] 'Z. 2715. Viti Levu. Shell. "Sau ni Daliga = ear ornament, used as a receptacle for carrying tobacco by the Kai Tholo = people of the mountains. Worn in love of ear." In the year 1875 the term Kai Tholo was applied generally to the mountain people and the particular locality was not always specifically stated. At a later date three provinces called respectively Tholo North, East and West were established, and afford more definition to what was formerly a more general tern for moutain or inland people. Show Case Number 1'. [added in pencil:] 'Biology for correct name of shell'.
Catalogue card 3 reads [handwritten in black pen:] 'Z 2715. FIJI. Shells. ?Nature of. Tholo. VITI LIVU. VON HUGEL COLLN 1875. A black and white photograph of the object stapled to the back of the card.
Event Date 15/3/2010
Author: Lucie Carreau

Description (CMS Description)
Ear ornament formed of a gastropod shell (possible Terebra Maculata, Terebridae family). A bundle of vegetable fibre used to be inserted in the cavity of the shell (visible on the picture stapled to the catalogue card) but the vegetable fibre was found detached from the object in December 2011 and is now kept with the object in a separate bag. The apex is chipped and a very thin piece of string is coiled around it. 'Z. 2715' and '1923.H107' inscribed in black ink near the mouth of the shell.
Event Date 25/10/2012
Author: maa