Necklace
Production date
2018-2019
Country
French Polynesia
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Object detail
Description
Fishhook pendant made from black lip pearl oyster shell, suspended on synthetic fibre as necklace.
Classification
INDIGENOUS CULTURES Polynesian neck ornament
INDIGENOUS CULTURES Polynesian fish hook
INDIGENOUS CULTURES Polynesian fish hook
Maker
Production date
2018-2019
Production place
Measurements
L 69 x W 94 x D 10 mm (Pendant)
L 320 mm (Full length)
L 320 mm (Full length)
History and use
Created by Tahitian artist Hiro Ou Wen, this necklace is representative of contemporary art and material culture in Tahiti.
This collection of objects was curated as part of Jasmin Guenther’s PhD thesis (James Cook University) and exhibited in Making Connections: French Polynesia and the HMS Pandora Collection at the Museum of Tropical Queensland (2019).
Read more: https://blog.qm.qld.gov.au/2019/09/10/re-imagining-pandora/
This collection of objects was curated as part of Jasmin Guenther’s PhD thesis (James Cook University) and exhibited in Making Connections: French Polynesia and the HMS Pandora Collection at the Museum of Tropical Queensland (2019).
Read more: https://blog.qm.qld.gov.au/2019/09/10/re-imagining-pandora/
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Registration number
E40892
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