Wasekaseka
human history
Wasekaseka. Whale tooth necklace. Consisting of thirty-three whale teeth, white/ivory in colour. The teeth are long, narrow, curved in shape, with pointed ends, bored at their bases and threaded onto a braid woven from magimagi (coconut sennit). This is tied into knots out from each end. There are cracks visible across a few of the teeth.
Last Update: 20 Aug 2021
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ornament, neck (English)
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- Vanua Levu/Vanua Levu Group/Fiji
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14818.1 (ethnology)
O110 (Edge-Partington)
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