Context (Related Documents)
Two related catalogue cards are staple-attached to the transcribed card (all three undated). The first one handwritten in black ink reads 'Carving in wood. (w. 28")' and annotated in black ball point pen '=(Z 6126)'. The second card typed, reads 'Chief's Insignia or gorget'.
Event Date
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu

Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card handwritten in blue ball point pen reads, 'Crescent shaped carving in wood with graceful shell like ends. ?Chief's insignia.'
Event Date
Author: maa

Description (Labels & Markings)
Old museum label attached to rear of gorget notes, '*R. 1894.413 ?chief's insignia/ Easter Island/ *J.A.Froude Esq. 1894'.
Added later to the top right 'Z 6126'.
Event Date 1894
Author: rachel hand

Context (Acquisition Details)
Purchased with a donation of £5 to the Museum Accession Fund from James Anthony Froude (1818- 1894), Regius Professor of Modern History in the University of Oxford.
Event Date 1894
Author: maa

Context (Related Documents)
The 10th annual report (1894) reads, '413. [...] (?) Chief’s insignia: (1) A crescent-shaped carving in wood with graceful shell-like ends (width 28")'.
Event Date 15/11/1894
Author: Guey-Mei Hsu

Context (References)
cf Eric Kjellgren et al. (2001). Splendid Isolation: Art of Easter Island. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, pp. 66-7.
Event Date 2001
Author: rachel hand

Context (Production / use)
Worn mainly by chiefly women at events as insignia of authority, rank and noble birth, and also the ariki mau or highest ranking chief
See Kjellgren et al. (2001)
Event Date 13/1/2022
Author: rachel hand

Description (Physical description)
Rei miro. A flat, carved crescent-shaped wooden gorget, with curving ends. These are usually in the form of elongated human heads, but these are less naturalist than others and the incision along the side is reminiscent of a univalve shell.
Event Date 13/1/2022
Author: rachel hand

Conservation (Remedial)
CON.2023.5580 | Remedial
Event Date 23/1/2023
Author: Kirstie French

Description (Physical description)
Rei miro. A flat, carved crescent-shaped wooden gorget, with shell like ends. Worn mainly by chiefly women at events as insignia of rank.
Event Date 2/2/2023
Author: Flo Sutton