Hakakai or ha`akai (ear ornament)

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NameHakakai or ha`akai (ear ornament)

Production1800s; Marquesas Islands

Classificationear ornaments

Materialsivory

DimensionsOverall: 42mm (width), 57mm (length), 134g (weight)

Registration NumberOL000212/1

Credit lineOldman Collection. Gift of the New Zealand Government, 1992

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