Tabua
human history
Tabua. Consisting of a tovuto (sperm whale)'s tooth. The tabua is curved in shape consisting of a root end tapering to a pointed end, and is ovoid in cross-section. Ivory (off-white) in colour with dark-brown visible in the crevices. Smooth near pointed end, with rugged ridges from the centre area to the root end. There are two holes drilled on either side of the pointed end, and another hole is drilled at the root end of the tabua.
Accession number: 1945.56 Last Update: 21 Sept 2018
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Whale tooth (English)
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- Fiji
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1945.56
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1945
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28056.1
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