Hawaiʻi
18th century
Marine ivory, dog teeth, and olona cording
Length 20 in / 50.8 cm
Provenance: David Simmons, Auckland, NZ
This Hawaiian necklace is composed of marine ivory spindle beads, dog teeth, and olona cording, bringing together materials associated with early Hawaiian personal adornment. The arrangement has a strong sculptural rhythm, with the pale ivory forms and dog teeth set against the natural fiber cord.
Objects of this type belong to a Hawaiian tradition of chiefly and ceremonial ornament, where materials carried social, cultural, and visual significance. With its early form, uncommon materials, and David Simmons provenance, this necklace is a featured piece within the Hawaiʻi collection.
This is an ESA antique exempt piece of ivory and cannot be sold internationally, or to anyone residing in the states of California, Hawaii, Illinois, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, and Washington. We guarantee that the piece was made prior to 1972.
WeHawaiʻi
18th century
Marine ivory, dog teeth, and olona cording
Length 20 in / 50.8 cm
Provenance: David Simmons, Auckland, NZ
This Hawaiian necklace is composed of marine ivory spindle beads, dog teeth, and olona cording, bringing together materials associated with early Hawaiian personal adornment. The arrangement has a strong sculptural rhythm, with the pale ivory forms and dog teeth set against the natural fiber cord.
Objects of this type belong to a Hawaiian tradition of chiefly and ceremonial ornament, where materials carried social, cultural, and visual significance. With its early form, uncommon materials, and David Simmons provenance, this necklace is a featured piece within the Hawaiʻi collection.
This is an ESA antique exempt piece of ivory and cannot be sold internationally, or to anyone residing in the states of California, Hawaii, Illinois, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, and Washington. We guarantee that the piece was made prior to 1972.
We ship free fully insured, packed by hand.
Hawaiʻi
18th century
Marine ivory, dog teeth, and olona cording
Length 20 in / 50.8 cm
Provenance: David Simmons, Auckland, NZ
This Hawaiian necklace is composed of marine ivory spindle beads, dog teeth, and olona cording, bringing together materials associated with early Hawaiian personal adornment. The arrangement has a strong sculptural rhythm, with the pale ivory forms and dog teeth set against the natural fiber cord.
Objects of this type belong to a Hawaiian tradition of chiefly and ceremonial ornament, where materials carried social, cultural, and visual significance. With its early form, uncommon materials, and David Simmons provenance, this necklace is a featured piece within the Hawaiʻi collection.
This is an ESA antique exempt piece of ivory and cannot be sold internationally, or to anyone residing in the states of California, Hawaii, Illinois, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, and Washington. We guarantee that the piece was made prior to 1972.
WeHawaiʻi
18th century
Marine ivory, dog teeth, and olona cording
Length 20 in / 50.8 cm
Provenance: David Simmons, Auckland, NZ
This Hawaiian necklace is composed of marine ivory spindle beads, dog teeth, and olona cording, bringing together materials associated with early Hawaiian personal adornment. The arrangement has a strong sculptural rhythm, with the pale ivory forms and dog teeth set against the natural fiber cord.
Objects of this type belong to a Hawaiian tradition of chiefly and ceremonial ornament, where materials carried social, cultural, and visual significance. With its early form, uncommon materials, and David Simmons provenance, this necklace is a featured piece within the Hawaiʻi collection.
This is an ESA antique exempt piece of ivory and cannot be sold internationally, or to anyone residing in the states of California, Hawaii, Illinois, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, and Washington. We guarantee that the piece was made prior to 1972.
We ship free fully insured, packed by hand.
