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Te buangui

human history
  • Other Name

    Whale tooth (English)

  • Description

    Te buangui. Whale tooth. This has been shaped from te buangui. It is a pale, off-white colour with some discolouring. It has been smoothed and polished. It is shaped similar to a crescent. Its widest end features a circular perforation where it would have been part of a neck ornament.

  • Place
    Nonouti/Gilbert Islands/Kiribati
  • Accession Number
    1940.3
  • Accession Date
    1940
  • Other Id

    25179 (ethnology)

  • Department

    Pacific

Te buangui; 1940.3; 25179; Cultural Permissions Apply

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  • Te buangui; 1940.3; 25179; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te buangui; 1940.3; 25179; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te buangui; 1940.3; 25179; Cultural Permissions Apply
  • Te buangui; 1940.3; 25179; Cultural Permissions Apply
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