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Vuasagale

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human history
  • Other Name

    Whale's teeth neck ornament (English)

  • Description

    Vuasagale. Whale tooth necklace. Consisting of twenty-six whale teeth, honey yellow in colour, with rounded ends and bored bases. The teeth are strung onto multiple fine braids, tali tolu (three-ply), and woven from magimagi (coconut sennit). The ends of the braids are knotted together.

  • Place
  • Accession Number
    1925.92
  • Accession Date
    30 Apr 1925
  • Other Id

    13343 (ethnology)

  • Department
  • Display Room
ornament, 1925.92, 13343, Photographed by Jennifer Carol,… … Read more

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