The label on the stand reads: An Idol from the Sandwich Isles, worshipped by the Natives and before which many a mean man has bowed low and many a great man has humbled himself.-...escud.300,00,000.

The masks that are called talowa resemble the tatanua in general form, but the carved wooden face of the latter is replaced by a carved winged creature. The present example shows evidence of extensive use and considerable age, and is probably much older than the curious stand with its misleading label, which would seem to date from the end of the last century