discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou i Taube Bati ni Tovuto human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa KēWhale teeth necklace (English)Kupu whakaahuai 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.WāhiFijiAccession Number1925.92Rā Tāpiringa30 Apr 1925Tohu Tuakiri Kē13344 (ethnology)WāhangaPacific Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete ornament, 1925.92, 13344, Photographed by Jennifer Carol,… … Read more Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1925.92, 13344Takenga ā-AhureaFijianKohingaJ B TurnerKaiwaihanga Matua Unknown (Maker)WāhiFijiRāPre 1925Tikanga Waihangaground wovenWaitohu/māka22 (handwritten) 12 (handwritten) 13344 (handwritten)Pāohowhale/sea mammal/mammal/tooth/bone[hibiscus (fibre)]/plant fibre/natural fibre/fibre/AAT Materials[pandanus (leaf)]/leaf (plant material)/plant materialRaraunga Ine212mm185mm14mmTaumata whakarōpūOrnament, NeckBody AdornmentOrnamentPersonal Artefacts Adornment03 Personal ArtifactsWhakahounga o Mua20 Sep 2018 E hangaia tonutia ana te kohinga tuihono a Tāmaki Paenga Hira; tāpirihia ai ngā whakahoutanga me ngā pūkete i ia wiki. I ētahi wā, kāore anō kia whakaūhia ngā pūkete e ngā kaimahi o Te Whare Taonga, tēnā pea he hapa kei roto i ngā kōrero. Search hua Rapunga hou The gift of curiosity With unlimited free entry to all paid exhibitions, discounted event tickets and exclusive Member-only events, a Museum Membership is the gift that keeps on giving year-round. SEE OPTIONS FROM $60