ornament, neck/dart head

human history

Other Name
ula ni tiga
javelin head
Description
neck ornament of whale ivory dart head and small whale teeth.
Place
Tonga/Pacific
Accession Date
Unknown
Other Id
14709.3 (ethnology)
L39 (Edge-Partington)
Department
Pacific

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Credit Line
Collection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 14709.3; L39
Cultural Origin
Tongan
Collection
T W Leys Memorial
Primary Maker
Unknown (Maker)
Place
Tonga/Pacific
Media
whale/sea mammal/mammal/tooth/bone
Classification
Ornament, Neck
Body Adornment
Ornament
Personal Artefacts
Last Update
09 Oct 2019

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