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tabua

human history
  • Other Name

    whale tooth

  • Description

    Tabua. Consisting of a tovuto (sperm whale)'s tooth with wa ni tabua (cord of the tabua) attached to the ends of the tooth. The tabua is slightly curved in shape, ovoid in cross-section, and is yellow-orange/copper in colour. There are two holes drilled on either ends of the tabua. The wa ni tabua magimagi (cord of the tabua made of coconut fibre), is woven in a box plait, and is attached to the holes at each end by another cord. There are incisions across the tabua.

  • Place
    Fiji
  • Accession Number
    1959.68.1
  • Accession Date
    1959
  • Other Id

    35651.1 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Pacific

tabua 35651.1

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  • Tambua

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