Description (CMS Description)
Ear ornament of ivory.
Event Date 1/6/1996
Author: maa

Context (CMS Context)
Labels & inscriptions: '1923.H124' and 'Z- 2771 B' inscribed in black ink on the object.
Event Date 28/6/2013
Author: Lucie Carreau

Context (CMS Context)
Catalogue card 1 reads: [stamped in black ink:] 'Z 2771 [added in blue pen: 'A-J'] FIJI'. [typed:] Viti Levu. Ear ornaments of ivory, 9 in number, a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, j. Worn by the Kai Tholo, the people of the mountains and highly valued. (A) is worn by women, (e) is mostly found in use by the men of the upper part of the Wai ni Mala river. [stamped in black ink:] 'THE VON HÜGEL COLLECTION CIRCA 1875.' [added in blue pen:] '1923 H 118 - 125 + 1884 G 30' and 'Z 2771 F - 1884 G 30; this is probably a Gordon rather than Von Hugel piece. [added in black pen:] '(Centenary exhibition)'. [in pencil in the bottom left corner:] '1/192'. [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 2771. VITI LEVU. Ear ornaments of ivory, 9 in number a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, j. Worn by the Kai Tholo, the people of the mountains and highly valued. A is worn by women. (e) is mostly found in use by the men of the upper part of the Wai ni Mala river. Show Case Number 1'. [in pencil in the bottom left corner:] '1/192'. [added in black pen:] '(C.1875) C + D. A. VON HUGEL'.
Event Date 28/6/2013
Author: Lucie Carreau

Description (CMS Description)
Earlobe ornament carved from sperm whale teeth. The centre of the object is cylindrical. Both ends are carved with a notched ridge from which projects a conical point.
Event Date 28/6/2013
Author: maa

Context (CMS Context)
Exhibited: 'Chiefs & Governors: Art and power in Fiji', Cambridge MAA, 7 June 2013 - 19 April 2014.
Event Date 25/4/2014
Author: Remke van der Velden

Conservation (Assessment Only)
CON.2015.1960 | Assessment Only
Event Date 29/7/2015
Author: rah99

Description (CMS Description)
Ear ornament, double point.
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