A pair of Marquesas ear ornaments
A pair of Marquesas ear ornaments

PUTAIANA

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A pair of Marquesas ear ornaments
putaiana
Of marine ivory, each with three carved figures, their heads above double pierced ridge, fretted below the feet, triangular motif before the insertion point
3.8cm. long (2)
Provenance
Linden Museum, Stuttgart, 49604 and 49605
Exhibited
Ta'aroa, L'Univers polynesien, Brussels, 1982, p.121, fig.88

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