Tabua

human history

Tabua. Consisting of a tovuto (sperm whale)'s tooth. The tabua has a slight curved shape, ovoid in cross-section. The tabua is yellow-brown in overall colour, and has been burnt giving it a charred blackened exterior. There is a groove extending from the centre of the tabua to one end. There is a hole drilled through the one end which is broken. An inscription is carved into the tabua.

Nama tāpiringa: 1991.81 Whakahounga o Mua: 2 Oct 2026
Ingoa Kē

Whale tooth

Wāhi
Fiji
Accession Number

1991.81

Rā Tāpiringa

31 May 1991

Tohu Tuakiri Kē

53887.3 (ethnology)

Wāhanga

Pacific

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