Tiki figurine

Museum number:
11-39721
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1147
Description:
Carved tubular bone tiki figure, torso with hands on belly; large eyes, double spiral ears; puu, worn as an ornament on locks of hair, of placed on drum cords or handles of container. The figure is referred to as tiki.
Donor:
W. S. Everts
Collection place:
Marquesas, French Polynesia
Culture or time period:
Marquesan
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Drums (membranophones) and Figurines
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Accession date:
1954
Department:
Oceania
Loans:
S1971-1972 #131: Department of Art (UC Davis) (May 10, 1972–June 13, 1972), S1980-1981 #10: Department of Art History (UC Berkeley)/Jerome Feldman (July 31, 1980–August 4, 1980), and S1980-1981 #79: Department of Art History (UC Berkeley)/Jerome Feldman (June 25, 1981–August 5, 1981)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Tiki figurine, accession number 11-39721, described as Carved tubular bone tiki figure, torso with hands on belly; large eyes, double spiral ears; puu, worn as an ornament on locks of hair, of placed on drum cords or handles of container. The figure is referred to as tiki.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Tiki figurine, accession number 11-39721, described as Carved tubular bone tiki figure, torso with hands on belly; large eyes, double spiral ears; puu, worn as an ornament on locks of hair, of placed on drum cords or handles of container. The figure is referred to as tiki.

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