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Ear Ornament

MOA: University of British Columbia

3254/9

Ear ornament (taiana). The ornament consists of a large shell and wood disk worn in front of the ear and a curved tusk spur. The spur has a single hole through it, and is adorned with a small human figure (tiki).

  • Narrative

    The collector had sewn six ear ornaments (3254/7-12) onto a card. 3254/9-12 had the following inscription below them: Taiana, or ear ornaments. The head is made of the shell of a certain fish, the carved front of the tusk of the boar. / These are worn in a hole made through the lobe... from the Marquesas.

  • Type of Item ornament
  • Culture Marquesan
  • Material boar tusk, shell, wood
  • Measurements height 2.5 cm, width 2.5 cm, depth 5.0 cm (overall)
  • Previous Owner George Stallworthy, Robert Stallworthy
  • Received from Robert Stallworthy
  • Creation Date before 1841
  • Collection Date between 1834 and 1841
  • Ownership Date before 1859, before June 4, 2017
  • Acquisition Date on June 4, 2017
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3254/0009

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