Accession No
Z 2722 G
Description
Whale ivory pendant in the shape of a turtle.
Place
Oceania; Polynesia; Fiji; Viti Levu
Period
Source
von Hügel, Anatole (Baron) [collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
Z 2722 G; 1923.H160
Cultural Affliation
Kai Tholo [from catalogue card]; Kai Colo [from catalogue card]
Material
Tooth; Ivory; Whale ivory
Local Term
Measurements
34mm x 10mm x 43mm Weight 0.011kg
Events
Loan (Exhibition)
Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, UEA, Norwich, October 15 2016- February 12 2017, Fiji: Art and Life in the Pacific
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in black ink: 'Z.2722 G'.
Event Date
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in white ink: '1923.H160.'
Event Date
Author: Lucie Carreau
Context (Related Documents)
Catalogue card 1 reads: [stamped in black ink:] 'Z 2722' [added in blue pen:] 'A-G'. [stamped in black ink: 'FIJI'. [Typed:] Viti Levu. Pendants of ivory, 7 in number, a, b, c, d, e, f, g. Worn by the Kai Tholo, the people of the mountains. [Stamped in black ink:] 'THE VON HÜGEL COLLECTION CIRCA 1875.' [in pencil in the bottom left corner:] '1/239'. [added in blue pen:] '1923 H 149', '1923 H 151' and '1923 H 158-162'. [stamped in blue ink in the bottom right corner:] 'SHOW CASE NUMBER 1'. A round red sticker pasted on the card.
Catalogue card 2 reads: [handwritten in black ink:] 'Z. 2722. Viti Levu. Pendants of ivory, 7 in number, a, b, c, d, e, f, g. Worn by the Kai Tholo, the people of the mountains. Show Case number 1.' [in pencil in the bottom left corner:] '1/239'.
Event Date
Author: Lucie Carreau
Description (Physical description)
Pendant of ivory.
Event Date 1/6/1996
Author: maa
Context (Display)
Exhibited: 'Chiefs & Governors: Art and power in Fiji', Cambridge MAA, 7 June 2013 - 19 April 2014.
Event Date 07/06/2013
Author: Remke van der Velden
Description (Physical description)
Whale ivory pendant, in the shape of a turtle. The head of the turtle is pierced to receive a neck cord (missing) (L. Carreau, 28.06.2013).
Event Date 28/6/2013
Author: maa
Conservation (Assessment Only)
CON.2015.1941 | Assessment Only
Event Date 23/7/2015
Author: rah99
Description (Physical description)
Whale ivory pendant in the shape of a turtle.
Event Date 7/12/2016
Author: maa
Loan (Exhibition)
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, 15/12/2019 to 19/07/2020, Fiji: Art & Life in the Pacific
Event Date 15/12/2019
Author: Katrina Dring
Loan (Exhibition)
Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachussetts, 12/09/2020 to 03/01/2021, Fiji: Art & Life in the Pacific
Event Date 12/9/2020
Author: Katrina Dring
FM:109009
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