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Te Buangui

human history
  • Common Name
    Adornment
  • Other Name

    Whale's Tooth (English)

  • Description

    Te Buangui. Whale's tooth. Te Buangui could be used to make a mwae (Neck ornament) that would adorn the body of a distinguished family member after they had passed away, and would be buried with them. This buangui is fashioned from part of a whale's tooth and is crescent-shaped. The base features a small and shallow cavity and the tip is convexed and smooth-textured.

    The body is dominated by two large grooves on either sides of the tooth and overall has a rough-textured surface that is brown in colour.

  • Place
    Tabiteuea/Gilbert Islands/Kiribati
  • Accession Number
    1936.295
  • Accession Date
    1936
  • Other Id

    24040.3 (ethnology)

    208 (Maude Collection)

  • Department

    Pacific

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  • Te Buangui; 1936.295; 24040.3, 208; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te Buangui; 1936.295; 24040.3, 208; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te Buangui; 1936.295; 24040.3, 208; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te Buangui; 1936.295; 24040.3, 208; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te Buangui; 1936.295; 24040.3, 208; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Tooth

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