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Details
a fine marquesas islands man's whale tooth ear ornament
the large figure carved on the tapered section with right hand on abdomen, left held to chin, pierced before oval end
8.8cm. x 6.3cm.
the large figure carved on the tapered section with right hand on abdomen, left held to chin, pierced before oval end
8.8cm. x 6.3cm.
Provenance
H.G. Beasley, no. 1554, acquired 1925
Exhibited
Ta'aroa, L'Univers polynesien, Brussels, 1982, no.80