Pu taiana (women's ear ornaments)

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NamePu taiana (women's ear ornaments)

ProductionUnknown; 1800s; Marquesas Islands

Classificationear ornaments

Materialstooth, shell (animal material)

Materials Summaryivory**, shell

DimensionsOverall: 16mm (width), 49mm (length), 10mm (diameter)

Registration NumberOL000216/1b

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

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