Wasekaseka
human history
Wasekaseka. Whale tooth necklace. Consisting of twenty-four whale teeth, honey yellow/ivory in colour. Each tooth is long, narrow, and curved in shape with a pointed end. Bored at their bases, and threaded onto a cord woven from magimagi (coconut sennit).
Accession number: 1930.16 Last Update: 31 Jul 2026
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Split whale's teeth neck ornament (English)
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- Fiji
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1930.16
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13661 (ethnology)
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