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i Taube Bati ni Tovuto

human history
  • Other Name

    Whale teeth necklace (English)

  • Description

    i Taube Bati ni Tovuto. Whale tooth necklace. Consisting of thirty-three shaped teeth, ivory/white in colour, with rounded ends, and bored at the base of each tooth. The teeth are strung onto strips of possibly voivoi (pandanus), which are then wrapped around a cord, tali rua (two-ply), possibly woven from vau (hibiscus fibre), with knotted ends.

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

    13344 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Pacific

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Images

  • ornament, 1925.92, 13344, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 08 Aug 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • ornament, 1925.92, 13344, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 08 Aug 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • ornament, 1925.92, 13344, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 08 Aug 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • ornament, 1925.92, 13344, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 08 Aug 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • ornament, 1925.92, 13344, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 08 Aug 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • ornament, 1925.92, 13344, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 08 Aug 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • ornament, 1925.92, 13344, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 08 Aug 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • ornament, 1925.92, 13344, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 08 Aug 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • ornament

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