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i Taube bati ni Tovuto

human history
  • Other Name

    Whale teeth neck ornament (English)

  • Description

    i Taube Bati ni Tovuto. Whale tooth necklace. Consisting of twenty-nine teeth, honey yellow/brown in colour, curved in shape with pointed tip ends, and bored at the base of each tooth. The teeth are arranged from smallest to largest (from the ends of the cord), and are strung onto a braided cord, tali rua (two-ply), woven from vau (hibiscus fibre), with knotted ends.

  • Place
    Fiji
  • Accession Number
    1950.128
  • Accession Date
    04 Jul 1950
  • Other Id

    31566 (ethnology)

    598d (Oldman Collection)

  • Department

    Pacific

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  • ornament, neck, 1950.128, 31566, 598d, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 08 Aug 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • ornament, neck, 1950.128, 31566, 598d, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 08 Aug 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • ornament, neck, 1950.128, 31566, 598d, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 08 Aug 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply
  • ornament, neck, 1950.128, 31566, 598d, Photographed by Jennifer Carol, digital, 08 Aug 2017, Cultural Permissions Apply

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