Ivory Ear Ornaments (Hakakai)
Object type: Ear ornament
Department: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Culture: Marquesan (Enata) people
Date: early 19th century
Medium: Whale ivory
Dimensions: (a.) W.  3 in. × D. 1 3/4 in. × H. 2 1/4 in. (7.6 × 2.9 × 5.7 cm)
(b)  W. 3 in. ×  D. 1 1/8 in. x  H. 2 1/4 (7.6 × 4.4 cm)
Classification: Bone/Ivory-Ornaments
Geography:     Marquesas Islands  
Credit line: The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979
Accession year: 1979