31/1926/3/2
Worn through the earlobes these fa’i ‘au gwaroa are made of coconut fronds (red) and orchid stems (yellow).
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4/2001/12/2
11/2004
This nose ring comes from the Santa Cruz Islands in the Pacific.
57/1926/54
This shell pendant would have been worn around the neck.
92/2004/3
This piece would have threaded and worn as a piece of jewellery.
565/2005/9
A silver ornament designed to decorate a lady’s hand.
195/2007
58/2000/6
160/2000/15
Once part of a necklace, this is the large circular seed of the Entada phaseoloides (pa’anga sipi).
160/2000/16
160/2000/17
94/1998/50
91/2003/3
This Burmese ox-cart ornament refers to the following tale The legend of Ma Shwe Oo is extremely vivid, and bloody.
286/1914
Waist ornament worn by chiefs, with the wooden part in the small of the back and the cords in front.
291/1914
E1914
108/1997
This mantle ornament was created in 1855 by George Fishley.
48/1908
31/1926/3/1
57/1926/49
The Sa’a name for this comb is arapa reoreo or pearly comb.
16/1996/107
Although this example lacks the characteristic turtleshell overlay, the tying for a suspension cord suggests it is a tema and not the disk for a dala ornament.
E1912
This ornament is called tema and is characteristic of Santa Cruz.
71/1924/2
189/2008/6
Pendant made from animal hide decorated with rows of glass beads that have been attached using a technique called lazy-stitch.
156/2000/1
57/1926/52
57/1926/53
A ‘shoal of fish’ ornament (parapara ni i’e) of turtle-shell and pearl shell.
57/1926/56
This turtle-shell nose ring was traditionally worn by senior men of high status.
57/1926/57
This nose ring is from the Santa Cruz Islands and is made out of turtleshell.
83/2011
Marcel Russ is a contemporary Haida artist who was born in Queen Charlotte in 1973 to the Masset Raven clan.